丁卯胡乱

丁卯胡亂

Dīngmǎo Húluàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 First Manchu Invasion of Korea (1627)
2 Jeongmyo War (Korean: 정묘호란)

Characters

4th heavenly stem

4th earthly branch (rabbit)

(historical) northern barbarian

chaos; disturbance

Examples

HSK 7-9

丁卯胡乱发生在1627年，是后金第一次入侵朝鲜。

Dīngmǎo húluàn fāshēng zài yī liù èr qī nián, shì Hòu jīn dìyī cì rùqīn Cháoxiǎn.

The Jeongmyo War occurred in 1627 and was the first invasion of Korea by the Later Jin.

HSK 7-9

在丁卯胡乱中，朝鲜被迫与后金签订兄弟之盟。

Zài Dīngmǎo húluàn zhōng, Cháoxiǎn bèipò yǔ Hòu jīn qiāndìng xiōngdì zhī méng.

During the Jeongmyo War, Korea was forced to sign a "brotherly alliance" with the Later Jin.

Tips

history

Chinese rendering of the Korean term 丁卯胡乱 (정묘호란). 丁卯 marks the year 1627 in the sexagenary cycle; 胡乱 means "barbarian disturbance," the Joseon-Korean view of the Later Jin (later Qing) Manchu invasion. A second, larger invasion in 1636 is called 丙子胡乱.

In Pop Culture

丙子胡乱 Bǐng zǐ Húluàn

Second Manchu Invasion of Korea (1636)

The follow-up invasion that forced Joseon Korea to switch allegiance from Ming to Qing.

皇太极 Huáng Tàijí

Hong Taiji

Later Jin / Qing emperor who ordered both invasions of Korea.

Stroke Order

丁 dīng

卯 mǎo

胡 hú

乱 luàn