九一八事变 in English Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

Simplified Characters

九 一 八 事 变

Traditional Characters

九 一 八 事 變

Pinyin

Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

九jiu3nine 一yi1one 八ba1eight 事shi4matter 变bian4to change