大沽口炮台

Traditional: 大沽口砲臺

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Dictionary entry

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

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大沽口炮台 (Dà gū kǒu pào tái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)沽Gūabbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)炮bāoto sauté · to fry 台TáiTaiwan (abbr.) · surname Tai

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