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临魁

Lín kuídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a88d930a7b7a6220. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

臨魁 临魁 [Lin2 kui2] /Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God/

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Other forms in these source records: 臨魁

  • 临
    lín

    to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

  • 魁
    kuí

    chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.