骊姬之乱
Traditional form:
驪姬之亂
Pinyin (reading):
Lí Jīzhī Luàn
Definitions:
- Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公／晋文公 ( Jìn Wéngōng)
Characters:
- 骊 - a pure-black horse; a pair of horses
- 姬 - beauty; imperial concubine
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
- 乱 - anarchy, chaos; revolt
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