Dà gū kǒu pào tái

Traditional: 大沽口砲臺

大沽口炮台 (Dà gū kǒu pào tái) is a Chinese word meaning “Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)”.

Meanings

  1. 1Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Characters in 大沽口炮台

大dà · big; large; great沽gū · to buy口kǒu · mouth炮bāo · to sauté台tāi · used in place names

Related words

大big; large; great大see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大家everyone大概roughly大学university大学the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism口mouth台used in place names台(classical) you (in letters)台desk; table; counter台platform台typhoon

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