湯武革命

汤武革命
Tāng Wǔ Gémìng
the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯 Shāng Tāng, of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王 Zhōu Wǔwáng

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Entry Composition

1 湯武 Tāng-Wǔ
  1. (figurative) leader of revolt against tyranny; leader of just warfare
  2. Tang of Shang and King Wu of Zhou
  3. leader of revolt against tyranny; leader of just warfare
2 革命 gémìng
  1. to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
  2. revolution
  3. revolutionary
  4. to revolt (against sb or sth)
  5. to revolutionize (sth)
  6. (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)

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