| 骊姬之乱 |
Lí Jī zhī Luàn |
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 |
| 骊 |
lí |
black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon |
| 姬 |
Jī |
surname Ji / family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 (1046-256 BC) |
| 姬 |
jī |
woman / concubine / female entertainer (archaic) |
| 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 |