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

CEDICT

傳說中上古的三個帝王。說法不一，或指天皇、地皇與泰皇；或指伏羲、神農與女媧；或指伏羲、神農與黃帝……。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

三皇 Sānhuáng

Entry Composition

1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 皇 huáng
  1. emperor
  2. old variant of 惶 huáng

Containing this entry

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
三皇炮捶 sānhuángpàochuí Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)
三皇五帝 Sānhuáng Wǔdì