九一八事变

Traditional: 九一八事變

Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn

Dictionary entry

the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria

What does 九一八事变 mean?

九一八事变 (Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria

2also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变

Character breakdown

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九jiǔnine · 9 一yīone · single 八bāeight 事shìmatter · thing 变biànto change · to become different

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九一八事变

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