| 安史之乱 |
Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn |
An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安禄山 and 史思明, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty |
| 安 |
Ān |
surname An |
| 安 |
ān |
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安于) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培) |
| 史 |
Shǐ |
surname Shi |
| 史 |
shǐ |
history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |