| 甲申政变 |
Jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn |
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops |
| 甲 |
jiǎ |
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° |
| 甲申 |
jiǎ shēn |
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064 |
| 申 |
Shēn |
old name for Shanghai 上海 / surname Shen |
| 申 |
shēn |
to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° |
| 政 |
zhèng |
political / politics / government |
| 政变 |
zhèng biàn |
coup d'état |
| 变 |
biàn |
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |