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巫蛊之祸
巫蠱之禍
wūgǔzhīhuò
1. 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han [[漢武帝|汉武帝]], beginning with accusations of witchcraft

Character Breakdown

巫
wū
wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
7 丶
蛊
gǔ
poison, venom; to bewitch, to harm
11 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
祸
huò
misfortune, disaster, calamity
HSK 6 11 丶

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