南京大屠杀

nán jīng dà tú shā

the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)

南

nán

south

京

jīng

abbr. for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]

大

dà

big; large; great

屠

tú

to slaughter (animals for food)

杀

shā

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack