戊戌政變 wù xū zhèng biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

CHARACTERS

戊 wù 5th heavenly stem
戌 xū 11th terrestrial branch
政 zhèng government, political affairs
變 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel