大沽炮台 in English Da4 gu1 pao4 tai2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

大 沽 炮 台

Traditional Characters

大 沽 砲 臺

Pinyin

Da4 gu1 pao4 tai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 沽gu1abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽) 炮pao4to sauté 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.)