三皇五帝

sān huáng wǔ dì

Definitions

1. three sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng] and five emperors 五帝[wǔ dì] of myth and legend
2. the earliest system of Chinese historiography

Child Words of 三皇五帝

• 三 sān: three
• 五 wǔ: five
• 三皇 sān huáng: the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[suì rén], Fuxi 伏羲[fú xī] and Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng], or 天皇|天皇[tiān huáng], 地皇|地皇[dì huáng] and 人皇|人皇[rén huáng]
• 五帝 wǔ dì: the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[huáng dì], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[zhuān xū], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[dì kù], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[táng yáo] and Yu Shun 虞舜[yú shùn]
• 帝 dì: emperor