Marco Polo Bridge Incident - Nomenclature

Nomenclature

The battle is known by different names.

• In the West
  • The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  • Battle of Lugou Bridge
• In China
  • Incident of July 7 (七七事變/七七事变 pinyin: Qīqī Shìbiàn)
  • Lugou Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事變/卢沟桥事变 Lúgōuqiáo Shìbiàn)
  • July 7 Lugou Bridge Incident (七七盧溝橋事變/七七卢沟桥事变 Qīqī Lúgōuqiáo Shìbiàn)
• In Japan:
  • Rokō Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事件, Rokōkyō Jiken?)
• In Korea:
  • Incident of July 7 (칠칠사건 Ch'ilch'il sagŏn)
  • Nogu Bridge Incident노구교 사건 Nogugyō sagŏn)