Chinese–English

三皇五帝

sān huáng wǔ dì · san huang wu di

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Meaning

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  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
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