舜 日 尧 年

Shùn rì Yáo niándictionary entry

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

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舜日堯年 舜日尧年 [Shun4 ri4 Yao2 nian2] /sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds/

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