| 曲线救国 |
qū xiàn jiù guó |
(of sb who ostensibly collaborated with the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945) to secretly work for the Nationalists or against the Communists |
| 曲 |
Qū |
surname Qu |
| 曲 |
qū |
bent / crooked / wrong |
| 曲 |
qǔ |
tune / song / CL:支 |
| 曲 |
qū |
variant of 曲 |
| 曲 |
qū |
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
| 曲线 |
qū xiàn |
curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way |
| 线 |
xiàn |
variant of 线 |
| 线 |
xiàn |
thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
| 救 |
jiù |
variant of 救 |
| 救 |
jiù |
to save / to assist / to rescue |
| 救国 |
jiù guó |
to save the nation |
| 国 |
Guó |
surname Guo |
| 国 |
guó |
country; nation; state / (bound form) national |