二二八 (ji6 ji6 baat3 | er4 er4 ba1) : 2-28-1947, Taiwan's Holocaust

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二二八

ji6 ji6 baat3

er4 er4 ba1

2-28-1947, Taiwan's Holocaust: the massive slaughter of thousands of Taiwanese at the hands of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese troops

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

二二八

This word has been viewed 1582 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 18th Oct 2005 21:57 and last edited on 27th Nov 2014 04:40

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二 ji6 - two
二 ji6 - two
八 baat3 - eight

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