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八二三炮戰

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Mandarin · pinyin Bā Èr Sān Pào zhàn

bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
二: èr · two; twice
三: sān · three
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
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战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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1–4–1–4–4 · Ba1 Er4 San1 Pao4 zhan4

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