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) 關東
simp. (闯关东) 关东

Pronunciation


Verb

闖關東

  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