p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards Sign in

黄巾

黃巾
Huángjīn
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 the Yellow Turbans (Yellow Turban Rebellion, 184 CE)
  2. 2 Yellow Turban (rebel)

Examples

黄巾起义是东汉末年最大的农民起义。
Huángjīn qǐyì shì Dōng Hàn mònián zuì dà de nóngmín qǐyì.
The Yellow Turban Uprising was the largest peasant rebellion at the end of the Eastern Han.
《三国演义》开篇就讲到了黄巾。
《Sānguó Yǎnyì》 kāipiān jiù jiǎng dào le Huángjīn.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms opens by talking about the Yellow Turbans.

Tips

history
The 184 CE rebellion led by 张角 (Zhāng Jué) and his Way of Great Peace (太平道) Daoist movement. Rebels tied yellow cloths around their heads, symbolizing the 'Yellow Heaven' that would replace the 'Blue Heaven' of Han. The revolt fatally weakened the Han dynasty and set the stage for the Three Kingdoms era.

In Pop Culture

三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The classical novel opens with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swearing brotherhood to fight the Yellow Turbans — most learners encounter 黄巾 here first.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng
巾 jīn