先王

xiān wáng

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 先王

• 先王之政 先王之政 xiān wáng zhī zhèng: the rule of former kings
• 先王之乐 先王之乐 xiān wáng zhī yuè: the music of former kings
• 先王之道 先王之道 xiān wáng zhī dào: the way of former kings

Child Words of 先王

• 先 先 xiān: early
• 王 王 wáng: king or monarch
• 王 王 wàng: to rule