护国战争 hù guó zhàn zhēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor

CHARACTERS

护 hù
HSK 3
protect, guard, defend, shelter
国 guó
HSK 1
nation, country, nation-state
战 zhàn
HSK 5
war, fighting, battle
争 zhēng
HSK 4
dispute, fight, contend, strive