驪姬之亂

骊姬之乱
Lí Jīzhī Luàn
Li Ji Rebellion in 657-651 BC, where concubine Li Ji tried to throne her son but was eventually defeated by Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公 Jìn Wéngōng

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Entry Composition

=1 驪 lí
  1. black horse
  2. jet steed
  3. good horse
  4. legendary black dragon
=1 驪 Chí only used in 驪靬／骊靬 (Chíqián)
2 姬 Jī
  1. surname Ji
  2. family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 Zhōudài (1046–256 BC)
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