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五帝
wǔdì
1. Five Emperors from legendary times
2. possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them
3. usually taken to be Yellow Emperor [[黃帝|黄帝<Huángdì>]] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu [[顓頊|颛顼<ZhuānXū>]], Di Ku [[帝嚳|帝喾<DìKù>]], Tang Yao [[唐堯|唐尧<TángYáo>]], Yu Shun [[虞舜<YúShùn>]]

Character Breakdown

五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1 4 丶
帝
dì
supreme ruler, emperor; god
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

三皇五帝
sānhuángwǔdì
three sovereigns [[三皇<sānhuáng>]] and five emperors [[五帝<wǔdì>]] of myth and legend

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