四一二反革命政变

Traditional form:

四一二反革命政變

Pinyin (reading):

sìyī'èrfǎngémìngzhèngbiàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 政 - government, politics
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 二 - two; twice
• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 政 - government, politics
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel