河图洛书
hé​tú​luò​shū

Yellow River Chart and Luo River Script

  • created reference approved 河图洛书/河圖洛書 → 图书/圖書 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    河图洛书 / 河圖洛書 hé​tú​luò​shū

    图书 / 圖書 tú​shū

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 河图洛书/河圖洛書 · hé​tú​luò​shū · Yellow River Chart and Luo River Script — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    河图洛书 / 河圖洛書

    hé​tú​luò​shū

    Yellow River Chart and Luo River Script

    Mystical diagrams from ancient Chinese myth believed to be the origin of the [[八卦|八卦|ba1 gua4]] and Chinese writing; these symbols are seen as auspicious omens of a sage king's divine right to rule.

    河图 (literal) → 河图/河圖 · hé​tú · Yellow River Chart 洛书 (literal) → 洛书/洛書 · luò​shū · Luo Shu

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