| 芦沟桥事变 |
Lú gōu Qiáo Shì biàn |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 |
| 芦 |
lú |
rush / reed / Phragmites communis |
| 芦沟桥 |
Lú gōu Qiáo |
Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日战争 |
| 沟 |
gōu |
ditch / gutter / groove / gully / ravine / CL:道 |
| 桥 |
qiáo |
bridge / CL:座 |
| 事 |
shì |
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 事变 |
shì biàn |
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general) |
| 变 |
biàn |
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |