sān​huáng

the Three Sovereigns

  • created reference approved 三皇 → 三家 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三皇 sān​huáng

    三家 sān​jiā

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 三皇 · sān​huáng · the Three Sovereigns — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三皇

    sān​huáng

    the Three Sovereigns

    The three legendary rulers of ancient China; depending on the source, they are identified as [[伏羲|伏羲|fu2 xi1]], [[神农|神農|shen2 nong2]], and either [[黄帝|黃帝|huang2 di4]], [[女娲|女媧|nu:3 wa1]], or [[燧人|燧人|sui4 ren2]]

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 皇 (literal) → 皇 · huáng · ancient rulers

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  • created sense approved 三皇 · sān​huáng · Three Sovereigns of Daoism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三皇

    sān​huáng

    Three Sovereigns of Daoism

    In Daoist tradition, the three sovereigns known as the Celestial Sovereign ([[天皇|天皇|tian1 huang2]]), the Earthly Sovereign ([[地皇|地皇|di4 huang2]]), and the Human Sovereign ([[人皇|人皇|ren2 huang2]])

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 皇 (literal) → 皇 · huáng · ancient rulers

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