皖南事变

Traditional form:

皖南事變

Pinyin (reading):

Wǎnnán Shìbiàn

Definitions:

• New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists

Characters:

• 皖 - Anhui province
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

Traditional characters:

• 皖 - Anhui province
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel