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先王
 
En
xiān wáng
  • former kings
  • former emperors
  • in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 尧, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 汤 and the kings of Zhou

先王 xiān wáng

先王
1 古代圣王。《书经.梓材》:「先王既勤用明德,怀为夹,庶邦享作,兄弟方来。」南朝梁.刘勰《文心雕龙.征圣》:「先王圣化,布在方册。」也作「前王」。
2 称已故的君王。《史记.卷五.秦本纪》:「孝文王元年,赦罪人,修先王功臣。」《文选.刘孝标.辩命论》:「蹈先王之盛则,此君子之所急,非有求而为也。」

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