created sense approved 许由/許由 · xǔyóu · Xu You — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
许由 / 許由
xǔyóu
Xu You
A legendary hermit and sage from the time of Emperors Yao and Shun, known for his high moral character and for washing his ears in the Ying River after being offered the throne to avoid being defiled by worldly matters of worldly power.
许 (literal) → 许/許 · xǔ · Xu 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · surname
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition