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南京大屠殺

naam4 ging1 daai6 tou4 saat3

Nanking massacre ("the rape of Nanking") on 13 Dec 1937

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

南京大屠殺

This word was added by bybell on 6th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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南 naam4 nan2 {na2} - south
京 ging1 jing1 jing3 qiang2 yuan2 - capital city; great
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
屠 tou4 ceoi4 chu3 tu2 - [1] [v] butcher; slaughter; massacre [2] a Chi
殺 saat3 sha1 sa4 xue1 shi4 {shai4} - kill

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