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帝嚳

简帝喾 · 繁帝嚳

Mandarin · pinyin Dì Kù

Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝 wǔ dì, great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝 Huáng dì

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帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
嚳: Look up this written character
喾: kù · emperor

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4–4 · Di4 Ku4

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dai3 guk1

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(Chinese mythology) Emperor Ku (mythological emperor of ancient China)

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