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柳條湖事件

简柳条湖事件 · 繁柳條湖事件

Mandarin · pinyin Liǔ tiáo Hú Shì jiàn

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變 Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe

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3–2–2–4–4 · Liu3 tiao2 Hu2 Shi4 jian4

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lau5 tiu4 wu4 si6 gin2

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