汶川大地震

wèn chuān dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

汶

wèn

classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国

川

chuān

abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China

大

dà

big; large; great

地

dì

earth

震

zhèn

to shake