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建軍節

简建军节 · 繁建軍節

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn jūn jié

Army Day (August 1)

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
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军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
节: jié · knot, node, joint; section

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4–1–2 · Jian4 jun1 jie2

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Army Day (public holiday in China on August 1, commemorating the Nanchang Uprising in 1927)

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