"Great Leap Forward" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Great Leap Forward [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 大躍進/大跃进 (Dàyuèjìn). Coined by a People's Daily commentator in 1957. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque of Chinese, {{zh-l|大躍進}} 大躍進/大跃进 (Dàyuèjìn), {{coinage|en|a People's Daily commentator|in=1957|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by a People's Daily commentator in 1957 Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Great Leap Forward}} the Great Leap Forward
  1. (historical) A vast economic and social plan lasting from 1958 to 1961 which aimed to use the Chinese population to rapidly transform the Communist China from a primarily agrarian economy by peasant farmers into a modern communist society through agriculturalization and industrialization, but failed disastrously (resulting in massive famine and the deaths of many millions of people). Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical events, History of China, Maoism Translations (Great Leap Forward (in China)): 大躍進 (Chinese Mandarin), 大跃进 (Dàyuèjìn) (Chinese Mandarin), Velký skok vpřed [masculine] (Czech), Grote Sprong Voorwaarts [masculine] (Dutch), suuri harppaus (Finnish), Grand Bond en avant [masculine] (French), Großer Sprung nach vorn [masculine] (German), Grande balzo in avanti [masculine] (Italian), 大躍進政策 (Daiyakushin-seisaku) (alt: だいやくしんせいさく) (Japanese), 大躍進 (Daiyakushin) (alt: だいやくしん) (Japanese), 대약진 (Daeyakjin) (alt: 大躍進) (Korean), Их үсрэлтийн бодлого (taxonomic: Ix üsreltiin bodlogo) (Mongolian), Wielki skok naprzód [masculine] (Polish), Grande Salto Adiante [masculine] (Portuguese), Большо́й скачо́к (Bolʹšój skačók) [masculine] (Russian), Gran Salto Adelante [masculine] (Spanish), stora språnget [neuter] (Swedish), Вели́кий стрибо́к (Velýkyj strybók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), چوڭ سەكرەش (chong sekresh) (Uyghur), چوڭ سەكرەپ ئىلگىرىلەش (chong sekrep ilgirilesh) (Uyghur), Đại nhảy vọt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Great_Leap_Forward-en-name-yKC11oDA Disambiguation of Historical events: 45 55 Disambiguation of History of China: 95 5 Disambiguation of Maoism: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'Great Leap Forward (in China)': 86 14
  2. A theoretical point in human evolution at which point complex tools, weapons, sculptures, etc. began to appear, supplanting previous primitive behaviour. Categories (topical): Historical events
    Sense id: en-Great_Leap_Forward-en-name-zupC~uau Disambiguation of Historical events: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Great Leap Forward (in China)",
      "word": "Đại nhảy vọt"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Great Leap Forward",
    "People's Daily"
  ],
  "word": "Great Leap Forward"
}

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