辛亥革命

xīn hài gé mìng

Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty

辛

xīn

(of taste) hot or pungent

亥

hài

12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar

革

gé

animal hide

命

mìng

life