三皇五帝

三皇五帝
sānhuáng

three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend

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MEANING

  1. noun

    three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend

    • The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are legendary rulers in ancient Chinese mythology.

  2. noun

    the earliest system of Chinese historiography

    • The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are legends from ancient China.

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Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.

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