yáo​fēng

ancient territory

  • created sense approved 尧封/堯封 · yáo​fēng · ancient territory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尧封 / 堯封

    yáo​fēng

    ancient territory

    (literary) a poetic name for the ancient territory of China or a former state; it refers to a legend where Emperor [[尧|堯|yao2]] divided the land into twelve provinces and designated a sacred mountain in each for sacrificial rites

    尧 (literal) → 尧/堯 · yáo · Emperor Yao 封 (literal) → 封 · fēng · to confer

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