五帝

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Five Emperors from legendary times, possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them, usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝, 黄帝 and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊, 颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳, 帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯, 唐尧, Yu Shun 虞舜

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五帝|五帝 [wǔ dì] ► Five Emperors from legendary times ► possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them ► usually taken to be Yellow Emperor ↑黃帝|↑黄帝 [Huáng dì] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu ↑顓頊|↑颛顼 [Zhuān Xū], Di Ku ↑帝嚳|↑帝喾 [Dì Kù], Tang Yao ↑唐堯|↑唐尧 [Táng Yáo], Yu Shun ↑虞舜 [Yú Shùn]