四 一 二 反 革 命 政 变

sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàndictionary entry

counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

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Original source entry:

四一二反革命政變 四一二反革命政变 [si4 yi1 er4 fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4] /counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai/

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Other forms in these source records: 四一二反革命政變

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
反
fǎn
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
革
gé
animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)
命
mìng
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
政
zhèng
political / politics / government
变
biàn
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

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