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五帝wǔ dì

the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huáng dì], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuān xū], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Dì Kù], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Táng Yáo] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yú Shùn]

Definition…1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]

湘妃竹xiāng fēi zhú

same as 斑竹[bān zhú], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shùn] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[É huáng] and Nüying 女英[Nǚ yīng], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiāng Fēi]) upon learning of his death

Definition…mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

李舜臣Lǐ Shùn chén

Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders

Headword or pronunciation李舜臣

舜Shùn

Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader

Headword or pronunciation舜

舜帝陵Shùn dì líng

several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县[Níng yuǎn xiàn] in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城[Yùn chéng] Shanxi

Headword or pronunciation舜帝陵

舜日尧天Shùn rì Yáo tiān

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

Headword or pronunciation舜日尧天

舜日尧年Shùn rì Yáo nián

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom) / all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

Headword or pronunciation舜日尧年

虞舜Yú Shùn

Yu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wǔ dì]

Headword or pronunciation虞舜

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