怛罗斯之战 in English Da2 luo2 si1 zhi1 Zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[Ta3 la1 si1 He2], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion

Simplified Characters

怛 罗 斯 之 战

Traditional Characters

怛 羅 斯 之 戰

Pinyin

Da2 luo2 si1 zhi1 Zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

怛da2distressed 罗luo2surname Luo 斯si1Slovakia 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 战zhan4to fight