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四一二事變

简四一二事变 · 繁四一二事變

Mandarin · pinyin sì yī èr shì biàn

the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
called 反革命政變 or 慘案 in PRC literature

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四: sì · four
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
二: èr · two; twice
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1–4–4–4 · si4 yi1 er4 shi4 bian4

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sei3 jat1 ji6 si6 bin3

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