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西安事變

简西安事变 · 繁西安事變

Mandarin · pinyin Xī ān Shì biàn

Xi'an Incident of 12th December 1936 (kidnap of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè shí)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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1–1–4–4 · Xi1 an1 Shi4 bian4

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Xi'an Incident (1936)

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