[大跃进 / 大躍進, dà yuè jìnㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ] the Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), in retrospect widely viewed as an unprecedented economic and social disaster, with estimated 20 million people dying of starvation#14894
[だいやくしん, daiyakushin] (n) (1) Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); (n, vs) (2) significant breakthrough; great strides