巫蛊之祸

wū gǔ zhī huò

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1. 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

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Child Words of 巫蛊之祸

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 巫 巫 wū: witch
• 巫蛊 巫蛊 wū gǔ: witchcraft
• 祸 祸 huò: disaster
• 蛊 蛊 gǔ: arch. legendary venomous insect