巫蛊之祸 in English wu1 gu3 zhi1 huo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 91 BC (Before Christ) attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

Simplified Characters

巫 蛊 之 祸

Traditional Characters

巫 蠱 之 禍

Pinyin

wu1 gu3 zhi1 huo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巫wu1surname Wu 蛊gu3arch. legendary venomous insect 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4]