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玄武门之变

Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàndictionary entry
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Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
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玄武門之變 玄武门之变 [Xuan2 wu3 men2 zhi1 bian4] /Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗/

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Other forms in these source records: 玄武門之變

  • 玄
    xuán

    black / mysterious

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 之
    zhī

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

  • 变
    biàn

    to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion

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