一二八事变

Traditional form:

一二八事變

Pinyin (reading):

Yī Erbā Shìbiàn

Definitions:

• Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel