yáo​nián

peaceful times

  • created sense approved 尧年/堯年 · yáo​nián · peaceful times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尧年 / 堯年

    yáo​nián

    peaceful times

    (literary) an era of peace and prosperity, referring to the legendary golden age of Emperor Yao

    尧 (literal) → 尧/堯 · yáo · Emperor Yao 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · period

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  • created sense approved 尧年/堯年 · yáo​nián · long life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尧年 / 堯年

    yáo​nián

    long life

    (literary) a long life or advanced age, in reference to the legend that Emperor Yao lived for over one hundred years

    尧 (literal) → 尧/堯 · yáo · Emperor Yao 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · age

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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