noun
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Historical term referring to the July 7, 1937 skirmish near Beijing that escalated into the Second Sino-Japanese War.
盧溝橋事件は日中戦争のきっかけとなった。
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident triggered the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical event.
Variant with irregular kanji 蘆 instead of 盧; rarely used.
Named after the Marco Polo Bridge (盧溝橋) near Beijing, where the incident occurred.