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四一二反革命政變

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Mandarin · pinyin sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn

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

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四: sì · four
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
二: èr · two; twice
反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
革: gé · leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1–4–3–2–4–4–4 · si4 yi1 er4 fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4

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sei3 jat1 ji6 faan2 gaak3 ming6 zing3 bin3

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