七七事變

简 七七事变 · 繁 七七事變
Mandarin · pinyin Qī Qī Shì biàn

Meanings

  1. Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭 Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng
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七
qī · seven
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
變
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变
biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
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1–1–4–4 · Qi1 Qi1 Shi4 bian4

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  1. Marco Polo Bridge Incident

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Exact source record七七事變 七七事变 [Qi1 Qi1 Shi4 bian4] /Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]/