- 明治维新 míngzhìwéixīn Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)The Meiji Restoration, a period of rapid modernization and political reform in Japan beginning in 1868 under Emperor [[明治|明治|ming2 zhi4]]
- 维新派 wéixīnpài reformersthe reformist faction; political reformers
- 百日维新 bǎirìwéixīn Hundred Days of ReformA failed attempt at political and social reform in late 1898 under the Qing dynasty, lasting 103 days before it was suppressed by Empress Dowager Cixi and the conservative faction; also known as the [[戊戌变法|戊戌變法|wu4 xu1 bian4 fa3]].
- 咸与维新 xiányùwéixīn all take part in reformeveryone participates in reforms; to replace the old with the new and start afresh
- 维新变法 wéixīnbiànfǎ Hundred Days ReformHundred Days Reform of 1898; a failed 103-day political and educational reform movement during the late Qing dynasty
- 戊戌维新 wùxūwéixīn Hundred Days ReformHundred Days Reform (1898); a failed attempt to modernize the government and social systems of the Qing dynasty.