黄巢起义

Traditional form:

黃巢起義

Pinyin (reading):

Huáng Cháoqǐyì

Definitions:

• Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao

Characters:

• 黄 - yellow; surname
• 巢 - nest, living quarters in tree
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice

Traditional characters:

• 黃 - yellow; surname
• 巢 - nest, living quarters in tree
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 義 - right conduct, propriety; justice