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戊戌政变

wù xū zhèng biàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[cí xǐ tài hòu] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Child Words of 戊戌政变

戊
wù

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]

戊戌
wù xū

thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

政
zhèng

political

政变
zhèng biàn

coup d'état

戌
xū

11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

变
biàn

to change