四一二事变

四一二事變
sìyīèrshìbiàn
  1. the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
  2. called 反革命政变 or 惨案 in PRC literature

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 四一二 sìyīèr
  1. 12th April
  2. refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
2 事变 shìbiàn
  1. incident
  2. unforeseen event
  3. events (in general)