巫蠱之禍 wū gǔ zhī huò

witchcraft plot case under Emperor Wu of Han

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
蠱 gǔ
to poison; to bewitch; to harm by witchcraft
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
禍 huò
misfortune; disaster; calamity