restoration (of a deposed monarch or old system)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to restore a deposed monarch to the throne; (broadly) to revive an overthrown regime or defunct system
formalA formal, historical term. Often used in political or historical contexts to describe a reactionary movement.
Wáng王
cháo朝
bèi被
tuī推
fān翻
hòu后
，
jiù旧
guì贵
zú族
céng曾
duō多
cì次
cè策
huà划
fù复
bì辟
。
After the dynasty was overthrown, the old aristocracy repeatedly plotted a restoration.
Lì历
shǐ史
zhèng证
míng明
，
rèn任
hé何
fù复
bì辟
jiù旧
zhì制
dù度
de的
qǐ企
tú图
dōu都
zhù注
dìng定
shī失
bài败
。
History has proven that any attempt to restore the old system is doomed to fail.
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Nà那
chǎng场
duǎn短
mìng命
de的
fù复
bì辟
zhǐ只
chí持
xù续
le了
bù不
dào到
yī一
bǎi百
tiān天
。
That short-lived restoration lasted less than a hundred days.