马尾水师学堂
Traditional form:
馬尾水師學堂
Pinyin (reading):
Mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng
Definitions:
- Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂／福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
Characters:
- 马 - horse; surname
- 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 师 - teacher, professional, master
- 学 - learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
- 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
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