脫亞入歐 [脱亚－欧]

Jyutping tyut3 aa3 jap6 au1
Pinyin tuō yà rù ōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe
  2. refers to the ideas that led to the Meiji Restoration and Japan's subsequent colonization projects in Asia