三皇五帝

sānhuángwǔdì
  1. three sovereigns 三皇 sānhuáng and five emperors 五帝 wǔdì of myth and legend
  2. the earliest system of Chinese historiography

CEDICT

古代傳說中的帝王。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

三皇五帝 Sānhuáng Wǔdì

Entry Composition

1 三皇 sānhuáng the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 Suìrén, Fuxi 伏羲 Fú Xī and Shennong 神農 Shénnóng, or 天皇 Tiānhuáng, 地皇 Dìhuáng and 人皇 Rénhuáng
2 五帝 wǔdì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝 Huángdì, Zhuanxu 顓頊 Zhuānxū, Di Ku 帝嚳 Dì Kù, Tang Yao 唐堯 Táng Yáo and Yu Shun 虞舜 Yú Shùn