武王伐纣

Traditional: 武王伐紂

Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu

Dictionary entry

King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]

What does 武王伐纣 mean?

武王伐纣 (Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]

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武Wǔsurname Wu 王Wángsurname Wang 伐fáto cut down · to fell 纣ZhòuZhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

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