See also: 列强

Chinese

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to arrange; to line up; row
to arrange; to line up; row; file; series
 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
trad. (列強)
simp. (列强)

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Noun

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列強

  1. great power (powerful state)

Proper noun

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列強

  1. (historical) the Great World Powers of the 19th and 20th century (typically including Great Britain, France, the United States of America, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
    帝國主義列強強加中國系列不平等條約 [MSC, trad.]
    帝国主义列强强加中国系列不平等条约 [MSC, simp.]
    Dìguózhǔyì lièqiáng qiángjiā gěi Zhōngguó yī xìliè bù píngděng tiáoyuē. [Pinyin]
    The imperialist powers forced a series of unequal treaties upon China.
    不平等條約授予列強國民治外法權 [MSC, trad.]
    不平等条约授予列强国民治外法权 [MSC, simp.]
    Bù píngděng tiáoyuē shòuyǔ lièqiáng guómín zài huá de zhìwàifǎquán. [Pinyin]
    Unequal treaties granted extraterritoriality to the citizens of the great powers.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: 2
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Noun

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(れっ)(きょう) (rekkyō

  1. great power (powerful state)