册 府 元 龟

Cè fǔ yuán guīdictionary entry

Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls

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冊府元龜 册府元龟 [Ce4 fu3 yuan2 gui1] /Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls/

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Other forms in these source records: 冊府元龜

册
cè
book / booklet / classifier for books
府
fǔ
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
元
yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
Yuán
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
龟
guī
tortoise; turtle / (coll.) cuckold
jūn
See the full entry for source details.
qiū
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiū cí]

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