脫亞入歐 tuō yà rù ōu

to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe
  2. 2. refers to the ideas that led to the Meiji Restoration and Japan's subsequent colonization projects in Asia

Characters

Character Meaning
to take off; to shed; to get away from
Asia; Asian; sub-
to enter; to go into; to join
Europe; abbr. for ōu zhōu