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黄巾之乱

Huáng jīn zhī Luàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
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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.

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Original source entry:

黃巾之亂 黄巾之乱 [Huang2 jin1 zhi1 Luan4] /the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃巾之亂

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 巾
    jīn

    towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50

  • 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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