靖难之役

Traditional form:

靖難之役

Pinyin (reading):

jìngnánzhīyì

Definitions:

• war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

Characters:

• 靖 - to pacify, to appease; calm, peaceful
• 难 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve

Traditional characters:

• 靖 - to pacify, to appease; calm, peaceful
• 難 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve