先王

xiān wáng

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Definitions

  1. 1. former kings
  2. 2. former emperors
  3. 3. in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[yáo], Shun 舜[shùn], Yu 禹[yǔ], Tang 湯|汤[tāng] and the kings of Zhou

Words Containing 先王

先王之政
xiān wáng zhī zhèng

the rule of former kings

先王之乐
xiān wáng zhī yuè

the music of former kings

先王之道
xiān wáng zhī dào

the way of former kings

Child Words of 先王

先
xiān

early

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule