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七七事變

简七七事变 · 繁七七事變

Mandarin · pinyin Qī Qī Shì biàn

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: Look up this written character
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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1–1–4–4 · Qi1 Qi1 Shi4 bian4

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Marco Polo Bridge Incident

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