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巫蠱之禍

简巫蛊之祸 · 繁巫蠱之禍

Mandarin · pinyin wū gǔ zhī huò

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

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巫: wū · wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
蠱: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
禍: Look up this written character
蛊: gǔ · poison; venom; harm; bewitch
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster

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1–3–1–4 · wu1 gu3 zhi1 huo4

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mou4 gu2 zi1 wo6

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