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國恥

简国耻 · 繁國恥

Mandarin · pinyin guó chǐ

national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

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国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
耻: chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed

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national humiliation

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