武王伐纣 (武王伐紂)
Wǔ wáng fá Zhòu
Pinyin
Definition
武王伐纣 (武王伐紂)
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- King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhōu Wǔ wáng] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
假道伐虢
- 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
- 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
南征北伐
- 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
口诛笔伐
- 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
- 2 to denounce by word and pen
大张挞伐
- 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
- 2 to roundly condemn
- 3 to castigate