八二三炮战 in English ba1 er4 san1 pao4 zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • bombardment of Kinmen by PRC (People's Republic of China) forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis

Simplified Characters

八 二 三 炮 战

Traditional Characters

八 二 三 砲 戰

Pinyin

ba1 er4 san1 pao4 zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

八ba1eight 二er4two 三san1surname San 炮pao4to sauté 战zhan4to fight