| 关东军 |
Guān dōng jūn |
Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII |
| 关 |
Guān |
surname Guan |
| 关 |
guān |
mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve |
| 关东 |
Guān dōng |
Northeast China / Manchuria / lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海关 / Kantō region of Japan |
| 东 |
Dōng |
surname Dong |
| 东 |
dōng |
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
| 军 |
jūn |
(bound form) army / military |