易姓革命

えきせいかくめい

ekiseikakumei

noun

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revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)(yojijukugo)

Related Kanji

易	easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
姓	surname
革	leather, skin, reform, become serious
命	fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint