大沽炮台
Traditional form:
大沽砲臺
Pinyin (reading):
Dàgūpàotái
Definitions:
- Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
Characters:
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 沽 - to buy and sell; of inferior quality
- 炮 - cannon, artillery
- 台 - platform; unit; term of address
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