先王之道

xiān wáng zhī dào

释义

1. the way of former kings

先王之道 的构成词

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 先 xiān: early
• 王 wáng: king or monarch
• 王 wàng: to rule
• 道 dào: road
• 先王 xiān wáng: former kings