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甲申政变

Jiǎ shēn zhèng biàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
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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-bf90c056b3f6b711. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

甲申政變 甲申政变 [Jia3 shen1 zheng4 bian4] /unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops/

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Other forms in these source records: 甲申政變

  • 甲
    jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

  • 申
    shēn

    to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

    Shēn

    old name for Shanghai 上海[Shàng hǎi] / surname Shen

  • 政
    zhèng

    political / politics / government

  • 变
    biàn

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

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