Yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu
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Original source entry:

禹 禹 [Yu3] /Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods/surname Yu/

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