玄武门之变

xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

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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

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Child Words of 玄武门之变

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 玄 玄 xuán: black
• 变 变 biàn: to change
• 武 武 wǔ: martial
• 玄武 玄武 xuán wǔ: Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
• 门 门 mén: gate