The story
Partial calque of Chinese 辛亥革命 (Xīnhài Gémìng), in which Xinhai (辛亥 (xīnhài)) denotes the sexagenary year of 1911.
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Xinhai Revolution
Today it means: A nationwide revolution in China starting from 10 October 1911, which overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China Full definition →