Etymology

Eighth Route Army

Today it means: a group army under the command of the Chinese Communist Party that fought the Japanese military and its puppet armies in both conventional and guerrilla warfare during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Full definition →

Chinese 八路軍 /八路军
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  1. Chinese · calque of八路軍 /八路军
  2. English todayEighth Route Army

Calque of Chinese 八路軍 /八路军 (Bālùjūn).

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