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骊姬之乱

Lí Jī zhī Luàn

4-character word Traditional 驪姬之亂

What 骊姬之乱 means

1. 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 {晋文公|Jìn Wén gōng}

The characters in 骊姬之乱

• 骊líblack horse; jet steed; good horse
• 姬jīwoman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder