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四一二

Mandarin · pinyin sì yī èr

12th April
refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai

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四: sì · four
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
二: èr · two; twice

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4–1–4 · si4 yi1 er4

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sei3 jat1 ji6

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