五胡亂華
wǔ​hú​luàn​huá

Uprising of the Five Barbarians

  • created sense approved 五胡乱华/五胡亂華 · wǔ​hú​luàn​huá · Uprising of the Five Barbarians — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五胡乱华 / 五胡亂華

    wǔ​hú​luàn​huá

    Uprising of the Five Barbarians

    (idiom) the invasion and mass migration of non-Han nomadic tribes into northern China during the 4th century CE, leading to the collapse of the Western Jin dynasty; also known as the Five Hu rebellion.

    五胡 (literal) → 五胡 · wǔ​hú · Five Barbarians 乱 (literal) → 乱/亂 · luàn · upheaval 华 (literal) → 华/華 · huá · China

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