巫蛊之祸 wū gǔ zhī huò

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

巫 wū wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
蛊 gǔ poison; venom; harm; bewitch
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
祸 huò
HSK 6
misfortune, calamity, disaster