(idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far)[cedict]
象
xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ
elephant; shape; form; appearance; of that shape; comparable to; such as...; image under a map (math.)[cedict]
是
shìㄕˋ
is; are; am; yes; to be[cedict]
中国人
guó rén ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Chinese person; Chinese people[cedict]
向
xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ
direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly; to side with; to be partial to; all along (previously); surname Xiang[cedict]
日本人
běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Japanese person or people[cedict]
开火
kāi huǒㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
to open fire[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
事件
shì jiànㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
event; happening; incident[cedict]
卢沟桥事变
gōu qiáo shì biàn ㄍㄡ ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
the Marco Polo bridge incident of 7th July 1937 that sparked WW2 between Japan and China[cedict]