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堯 (jiu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

堯 (jiu4, Yáo) — surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 堯舜 (jiu4 seon3) — Yao and Shun, ancestors of Chinese
• 堯都 (jiu4 dou1) — see 堯都區|尧都区[Yao2 du1 Qu1]
• 堯都區 (jiu4 dou1 keoi1) — Yaodu, a district of Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
• 夭心夭肺 (jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3) — being upset because of words said by others, or things done by others
• 夭桃穠李 (jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5) — nice young ladies are like beautiful peaches and plum blossoms
• 妖怪 (jiu2 gwaai3) — ogre

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