汤武革命 in English Tang1 Wu3 Ge2 ming4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (approximately 1600 BC (Before Christ)) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯|商汤[Shang1 Tang1], of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (approximately 1046 BC (Before Christ)) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]

Simplified Characters

汤 武 革 命

Traditional Characters

湯 武 革 命

Pinyin

Tang1 Wu3 Ge2 ming4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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