尧舜禹汤

堯舜禹湯
Yáo-Shùn-Yǔ-Tāng

Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Yu the Great and Tang of Shang (four wise leaders in ancient China)

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Entry Composition

1 尧舜 Yáo-Shùn
  1. (Chinese mythology) Emperors Yao and Shun (legendary rulers of ancient China)
  2. (historical, personification) emperors; sages; just kings; benevolent rulers
  3. Emperors Yao and Shun (legendary rulers of ancient China)
  4. emperors; sages; just kings; benevolent rulers
=2 禹 Yǔ
  1. Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods
  2. surname Yu
=2 禹 yǔ
  1. (Chinese mythology) Yu the Great (the legendary king associated with a flood myth and the foundation of the Xia dynasty)
  2. (historical dictionaries only) insect
  3. Yu the Great (the legendary king associated with a flood myth and the foundation of the Xia dynasty)
  4. insect
=3 汤 Tāng surname Tang
=3 汤 shāng rushing current
=3 汤 tāng
  1. soup
  2. hot or boiling water
  3. decoction of medicinal herbs
  4. water in which sth has been boiled