巫蛊之祸 wū gǔ zhī huò

witchcraft persecution case under Emperor Wu

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
巫 wū
shaman; witch; wizard
蛊 gǔ
to poison; to bewitch; to harm by witchcraft
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
祸 huò HSK 6
misfortune; disaster; calamity