玄武门之变 in English Xuan2 wu3 men2 zhi1 bian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

Simplified Characters

玄 武 门 之 变

Traditional Characters

玄 武 門 之 變

Pinyin

Xuan2 wu3 men2 zhi1 bian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

玄xuan2black 武wu3surname Wu 门men2surname Men 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 变bian4to change