舜日尧年

舜日堯年
Shùnrì Yáonián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

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Entry Composition

1 舜 Shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
2 日 rì
  1. sun
  2. day
  3. date, day of the month
3 尧 Yáo
  1. surname Yao
  2. Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝 Wǔ Dì, second son of Di Ku 帝喾 Dì Kù
=4 年 nián year

classifier: 個
=4 年 nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of 年 nián

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舜日尧天 Shùnrì Yáotiān sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds