改订伊犁条约 in English Gai3 ding4 Yi1 li2 Tiao2 yue1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Treaty of Saint Petersomebodyurg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Simplified Characters

改 订 伊 犁 条 约

Traditional Characters

改 訂 伊 犁 條 約

Pinyin

Gai3 ding4 Yi1 li2 Tiao2 yue1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

改gai3to change 订ding4to agree 伊yi1surname Yi 犁li2plow 条tiao2strip 约yue1to weigh in a balance or on a scale