[彭德怀 / 彭德懷, Péng Dé huáiㄆㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ] Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution#25831
[戊戌, wù xūㄨˋ ㄒㄩ] thirty fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018; cf 戊戌政變|戊戌政变, failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898, See Also: 戊戌政變, 戊戌政变#49843
[范仲淹 / 範仲淹, Fàn Zhòng yānㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ] Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song, led failed reform of 1043; also writer and author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记, See Also: 岳陽樓記, 岳阳楼记#51749
[戊戌变法 / 戊戌變法, wù xū biàn fǎㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ] failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898; also known as the hundred days reform 百日維新|百日维新, See Also: 百日維新, 百日维新#65863
[王叔文, Wáng shū wénㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨ ㄨㄣˊ] Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805, See Also: 永貞革新, 永贞革新#109099
[戊戌六君子, wù shù liù jūn ziㄨˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗ˙] the six gentlemen martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath; namely, Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第, Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐, See Also: 譚嗣同, 谭嗣同, 林旭, 楊深秀, 杨深秀, 劉光第, 刘光第, 康廣仁, 康广仁, 楊銳, 杨锐
[だいやくしん, daiyakushin] (n) (1) Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); (n, vs) (2) significant breakthrough; great strides