三年零八個月
Chinese
three | year | remnant; zero; to fall | eight | (a measure word); individual | moon; month | ||
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trad. (三年零八個月) | 三 | 年 | 零 | 八 | 個 | 月 | |
simp. (三年零八个月) | 三 | 年 | 零 | 八 | 个 | 月 | |
Literally: “Three years and eight months”. |
Etymology
From the fact that Hong Kong was occupied by Japan for 3 years and 8 months.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三年零八個月
- (metonymically) the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong from 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945