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闖關東 (cong2 gwaan1 dung1) — literally: 'to brave the journey to Guandong', describes the rush of the Han Chinese population into Manchuria, especially from the Shandong Peninsula and Zhili, during the hundred-year period starting in the last half of the 19th century in Cantonese

congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dungˉ¹東
简 闯关东
Mandarin Pinyin: chuang3 Guan1 dong1

Meaning of 闖關東

nounliterally: 'to brave the journey to Guandong', describes the rush of the Han Chinese population into Manchuria, especially from the Shandong Peninsula and Zhili, during the hundred-year period starting in the last half of the 19th century

Example Sentences with 闖關東

keoiˏ₅佢heoi˗₃去zoˊ²咗congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dung1.東。
He went to Manchuria.
congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dungˉ¹東houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
Going to Manchuria was very tough.
ngoˏ₅我aa˗₃阿jeˎ₄爺congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dung1.東。
My grandfather went to Manchuria.
dongˉ¹當ninˎ₄年houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dung1.東。
Many people went to Manchuria back then.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講congˊ²闖gwaanˉ¹關dungˉ¹東ge˗₃嘅si6.事。
He talks about the Manchurian migration.
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Characters in 闖關東

闖cong2
go around; rush about; temper oneself
關gwaan1
close; shut; turn off
東dung1
travel eastward

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