永嘉之乱

永嘉之亂

Yǒngjiā zhī Luàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Disaster of Yongjia (311), when Xiongnu forces sacked the Western Jin capital Luoyang and captured the emperor

Characters

fine; good (永嘉, a reign title)

disorder; chaos

Examples

HSK 7-9

永嘉之乱中，洛阳被匈奴军队攻破。

Yǒngjiā zhī Luàn zhōng, Luòyáng bèi Xiōngnú jūnduì gōngpò.

In the Disaster of Yongjia, Luoyang fell to Xiongnu troops.

HSK 7-9

永嘉之乱以后，大批北方士族逃到了江南。

Yǒngjiā zhī Luàn yǐhòu, dàpī běifāng shìzú táodào le Jiāngnán.

After the Disaster of Yongjia, large numbers of northern elite families fled south of the Yangtze.

Tips

history

永嘉 Yongjia was the reign title of 晋怀帝 Emperor Huai of Jin (307–313), who was captured when Luoyang fell. The flight south, remembered as 衣冠南渡 'the caps and gowns crossing south', led to the Eastern Jin at Jiankang (modern Nanjing) and began the shift of China's centre of gravity to the south.

Stroke Order

永 yǒng

嘉 jiā

之 zhī

乱 luàn