岸谷之變

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Chinese

bank; shore; beach
bank; shore; beach; coast
 
valley 's; him/her/it; this
to change; to become different; to transform
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
 
trad. (岸谷之變)
simp. (岸谷之变)
Literally: “the change of banks and valleys”.

Etymology

From Shijing:

高岸深谷 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
高岸深谷 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Gāo'àn wéi gǔ, shēngǔ wéi líng. [Pinyin]
High banks become valleys;
Deep valleys become hills.

Pronunciation


Idiom

岸谷之變

  1. (figuratively) great political change