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八一五

Bā yī wǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945
Sources & editorial notes

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-a7101acc853a7ec7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

八一五 八一五 [Ba1 yi1 wu3] /15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945/

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Character information

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  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 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

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.