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真武真君
zhēn​wǔ​zhēn​jūn

Zhenwu

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 真武 zhēn​wǔ
    Zhenwu
    Lord of Profound Heaven, a major Daoist deity responsible for guarding the north; originally known as 玄武 xuán​wǔ but renamed during the Song Dynasty to avoid a naming taboo.
  2. 真君 zhēn​jūn
    perfect lord
    respectful title for high-ranking immortals in Taoism (e.g. 纯阳真君 chún​yáng​zhēn​jūn)
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