甲申政变 jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

CHARACTERS

甲 jiǎ
HSK 5
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
申 shēn
HSK 4
to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch
政 zhèng
HSK 5
government, political affairs
变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel