戊戌政变

wù xū zhèng biàn

coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

戊

wù

fifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

戌

xū

11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog

政

zhèng

political

变

biàn

to change