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舜日尧年
舜日堯年
Shùn
rì
Yáo
nián
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
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1
舜
Shùn
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
2
日
rì
sun
day
date, day of the month
3
尧
Yáo
surname Yao
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
grain
harvest (old)
variant of
年
nián
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舜日尧天
Shùn
rì
Yáo
tiān
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds