四人帮

Traditional form:

四人幫

Pinyin (reading):

Sìrénbāng

Definitions:

• Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青 ( Jiāng Qīng), Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋／张春桥 ( Zhāng Chūnqiáo), Yao Wenyuan 姚文元 ( Yáo Wényuán), Wang Hongwen 王洪文 ( Wáng Hóngwén), who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 人 - man, person; people
• 帮 - to help, to assist; to support, to defend; party; gang

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 人 - man, person; people
• 幫 - to help, to assist; to support, to defend; party; gang