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侯景之乱

Hóu Jǐng zhī luàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-18376e7068d81ed5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

侯景之亂 侯景之乱 [Hou2 Jing3 zhi1 luan4] /rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548/

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Other forms in these source records: 侯景之亂

  • 侯
    hóu

    marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / nobleman / high official

    hòu

    used in 閩侯|闽侯[Mǐn hòu] (the name of a place in Fujian)

    Hóu

    surname Hou

  • 景
    jǐng

    (bound form) scenery / circumstance / situation / scene (of a play) / (literary) sunlight

    Jǐng

    surname Jing

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 乱
    luàn

    in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary

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