yīn​yǒu​sān​rén

the three virtuous men of Yin

  • created sense approved 殷有三仁 · yīn​yǒu​sān​rén · the three virtuous men of Yin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殷有三仁

    yīn​yǒu​sān​rén

    the three virtuous men of Yin

    Refers to the three ministers of the late Shang (Yin) Dynasty who were praised by Confucius for their virtue and integrity: [[微子|微子|wei1 zi3]], [[箕子|箕子|ji1 zi3]], and [[比干|比干|bi3 gan1]]

    殷 (literal) → 殷 · yīn · Yin dynasty 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 仁 (literal) → 仁 · rén · benevolent; humane

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