sān
huáng

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Meaning of 三皇五帝

三皇五帝 means the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; legendary mythical rulers of ancient China prior to recorded history. Pronounced sān huáng wǔ dì.

  • the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; legendary mythical rulers of ancient China prior to recorded history

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Sān
huáng
shì
Zhōng
guó
dài
chuán
shuō
zhōng
de
shèng
wáng
 

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are legendary sage kings of ancient China.

Guān
sān
huáng
de
shuō
 
dài
shǐ
shū
yǒu
tóng
de
zǎi
 

Regarding the specific accounts of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, historical records from different dynasties contain varying descriptions.

Cóng
sān
huáng
dào
Xià
Shāng
Zhōu
 
Zhōng
huá
wén
míng
yuán
yuǎn
liú
cháng
 

From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, Chinese civilization has a long and continuous history.

Zhè
wèi
shǐ
xué
jiā
zhuān
mén
yán
jiū
sān
huáng
shí
de
chuán
shuō
 

This historian specializes in researching legends from the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

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