巫蛊之祸

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

surname Wu / also pr. [Wu2]

witch / wizard / shaman / also pr. [wu2]

witchcraft

arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

old variant of 禍|祸[huo4]

disaster / misfortune / calamity