peasant wars; peasant revolts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
revolutionary wars waged by peasants against the feudal landlord class
formalA Marxist historical term referring to large-scale, organized peasant uprisings in pre-modern societies. They are characterized by having clear slogans and operating across large regions.
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
nóng农
mín民
zhàn战
zhēng争
chén沉
zhòng重
dǎ打
jī击
le了
fēng封
jiàn建
tǒng统
zhì治
。
Peasant wars in Chinese history dealt a heavy blow to feudal rule.
Tài太
píng平
tiān天
guó国
yùn运
dòng动
shì是
Qīng清
dài代
yī一
chǎng场
zhù著
míng名
de的
nóng农
mín民
zhàn战
zhēng争
。
The Taiping Rebellion was a famous peasant war during the Qing Dynasty.
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Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
cháng常
cháng常
yán研
jiū究
nóng农
mín民
zhàn战
zhēng争
bào爆
fā发
de的
shè社
huì会
jīng经
jì济
gēn根
yuán源
。
Historians often study the socio-economic roots of peasant wars.