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舜日堯天

简舜日尧天 · 繁舜日堯天

Mandarin · pinyin Shùn rì Yáo tiān

sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds

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舜: shùn · legendary ruler, last of the Five Emperors
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
尧: yáo · a legendary ancient emperor-sage

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4–4–2–1 · Shun4 ri4 Yao2 tian1

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seon3 jat6 jiu4 tin1

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