脱亚入欧 tuō yà rù ōu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

脱 tuō
HSK 4
take off
亚 yà
HSK 4
Asia; second
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
欧 ōu
HSK 5
translit.: Europe; ohm; surname