湯武革命 tāng wǔ gé mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯|商汤[Shang1 Tang1], of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]

CHARACTERS

湯 tāng hot water; soup, gravy, broth
武 wǔ military; martial, warlike
革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177
命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction