张勋复辟

Traditional form:

張勳復辟

Pinyin (reading):

Zhāng Xūn Fùbì

Definitions:

• Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳／张勋 ( Zhāng Xūn) to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) to the throne

Characters:

• 张 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 勋 - deeds, feats; merit; rank
• 复 - again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
• 辟 - law, rule; to open up, to develop

Traditional characters:

• 張 - to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
• 勳 - dead, feat; merit, rank
• 復 - again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
• 辟 - law, rule; to open up, to develop