先王 [ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ; xian1 wang2]
former kings
former emperors
in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯 and the kings of Zhou
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先王
せんおう
せんのう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
the late king
the preceding king
good ancient kings
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