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四一二事变

sì yī èr shì biàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists / called 反革命政變|反革命政变 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-036588a7a142f653. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

四一二事變 四一二事变 [si4 yi1 er4 shi4 bian4] /the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists/called 反革命政變|反革命政变 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature/

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Other forms in these source records: 四一二事變

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 变
    biàn

    to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.