Long March

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 長征／长征 (chángzhēng).

Proper noun

(historical) A military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army.

Translations

military retreat

Chinese:
Mandarin: 長征 (zh), 长征 (zh) (chángzhēng)

Dutch: Lange Mars m
Finnish: pitkä marssi

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