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北洋水师

Běi yáng shuǐ shī

4-character word Traditional 北洋水師

What 北洋水师 means

1. north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

The characters in 北洋水师

• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 洋yángocean; vast; foreign
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 师shīteacher; master; expert

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