■ noun a member of a fiercely nationalistic Chinese secret society which flourished in the 19th century.
Origin
from boxer , translating Chin. yì hé quán , lit. 'righteous harmony fists'.
■ noun a member of a fiercely nationalistic Chinese secret society which flourished in the 19th century.
Origin
from boxer , translating Chin. yì hé quán , lit. 'righteous harmony fists'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004