| 陈桥兵变 |
Chén qiáo bīng biàn |
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty |
| 陈 |
Chén |
surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 |
| 陈 |
chén |
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display / (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale |
| 桥 |
qiáo |
bridge / CL:座 |
| 兵 |
bīng |
soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:个 |
| 兵变 |
bīng biàn |
mutiny / (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army |
| 变 |
biàn |
to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |