四一二反革命政變

counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

four / 4

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

12th April / refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai

one or two; a few / a little; just a bit

two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

counterrevolutionary

to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4]

life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

political / politics / government

coup d'état

to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion