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羲皇上人

Mandarin · pinyin xī huáng shàng rén

lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 Fú Xī
person from ages immemorial
fig. untroubled person

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羲: xī · surname
皇: huáng · royal, imperial; ruler, superior
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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1–2–4–2 · xi1 huang2 shang4 ren2

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