左傾機會主義 zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927)
  2. left adventurism
  3. cf Mao's purges following 1935 Zunyi conference 遵義會議|遵义会议[Zun1 yi4 hui4 yi4]

CHARACTERS

左 zuǒ left; east; unorthodox, improper
傾 qīng upset, pour out, overflow
機 jī machine; moment, chance
會 huì to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
主 zhǔ master, chief owner; host; lord
義 yì right conduct, righteousness