大躍進

Reading

Kana: だいやくしん

Romaji: daiyakushin

Definitions

noun

1

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960)

noun

vs

2

significant breakthrough; great strides

Kanji

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

躍

Readings: ヤク、 おど.る

Meanings: leap, dance, skip

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote