勿忘國恥

简 勿忘国耻 · 繁 勿忘國恥
Mandarin · pinyin wù wàng guó chǐ

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  1. Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
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勿
wù · must not, do not; without, never
忘
wàng · forget; neglect; miss, omit
國
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恥
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国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
耻
chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed
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4–4–2–3 · wu4 wang4 guo2 chi3

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mat6 mong4 gwok3 ci2

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Exact source record勿忘國恥 勿忘国耻 [wu4 wang4 guo2 chi3] /Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria/