巫蛊之祸
Traditional form:
巫蠱之禍
Pinyin (reading):
wūgǔzhīhuò
Definitions:
- 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝／汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
Characters:
- 巫 - wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
- 蛊 - poison, venom; to bewitch, to harm
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
- 祸 - misfortune, disaster, calamity
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