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禹

Mandarin · pinyin Yǔ

Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods
surname Yu

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禹: yǔ · legendary hsia dynasty founder

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(Chinese mythology) Yu the Great (the legendary king associated with a flood myth and the foundation of the Xia dynasty)
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