玄武门之变

xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

Child Words of 玄武门之变

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

玄
xuán

black

变
biàn

to change

武
wǔ

martial

玄武
xuán wǔ

Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)

门
mén

gate