安史之亂

安史之乱
Ān Shǐzhī Luàn
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山 Ān Lùshān and 史思明 Shǐ Sīmíng, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty

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Homographs

安史之亂 Ān Shǐ Zhī Luàn

Entry Composition

1 安 Ān surname An
2 史 Shǐ surname Shi
3 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
4 亂 luàn
  1. in confusion or disorder
  2. in a confused state of mind
  3. disorder
  4. upheaval
  5. riot
  6. illicit sexual relations
  7. to throw into disorder
  8. to mix up
  9. indiscriminate
  10. random
  11. arbitrary