闖關東

Chinese

to rush; break through the area to the east of Shanhaiguan; the area to the east of Hangu Pass
trad. (闖關東) 闖 關東
simp. (闯关东) 闯 关东

Pronunciation

Verb

闖⫽關東 (verb-object)

  1. (of Han Chinese) to migrate to Northeast China (Manchuria) from North China, during the hundred-year period beginning in the last half of the 19th century
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