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皖南事變

简皖南事变 · 繁皖南事變

Mandarin · pinyin Wǎn nán Shì biàn

New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists

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皖: wǎn · Anhui province
南: nán · south; southern part; southward
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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3–2–4–4 · Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4

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New Fourth Army incident; South Anhui Incident

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