Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 2 entries. jiǔyībāshìbiàn 九一八事变 the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria jiǔyībāshìbiàn 九一八事變 the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria