黄 石 公

Huáng Shí gōngdictionary entry

Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xià Huáng gōng] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qín dài] and purported author

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黃石公 黄石公 [Huang2 Shi2 gong1] /Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃石公

黄
huáng
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
Huáng
surname Huang or Hwang
石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]
shí
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Shí
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

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