九一八事变

Traditional form:

九一八事變

Pinyin (reading):

Jiǔ Yībā Shìbiàn

Definitions:

• the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
• also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變／柳条沟事变

Characters:

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

Traditional characters:

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