先王 xiānwáng
xiānwáng
set phrase
former kings; sage-kings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 先王之道斯為美 'In the ways prescribed by the ancient kings, this is the excellent quality.' (Lunyu 1:12)
Contained in
- 先王之道 the way of former kings
- 先王之乐(先王之樂) the music of former kings
- 先王之政 the rule of former kings
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 樞言第十二 Chapter 12: Pivotal Words Guanzi 管子 — count: 25
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 22
- 卷三十 燕二 Chapter 30: Yan II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 20
- 周語中 Discourses of Zhou II Guoyu 國語 — count: 19
- 《樂記》 Record of Music The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 17
- 《樂毅列傳》 Biography of Yue Yi Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 17
- 《樂書》 Music Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 17
- 周語上 Discourses of Zhou I Guoyu 國語 — count: 17
- 樂論篇第二十 Chapter 20: Discussion on Music Xunzi 荀子 — count: 11
- 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 11
Collocations
- 先王之所以 (先王之所以) 先王之所以教 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 11
- 先王贵 (先王貴) 故先王貴之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《深衣》 The Long Dress in One Piece — count: 10
- 享先王 (享先王) 享先王亦如之 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 10
- 昔先王 (昔先王) 昔先王受命 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧蕩之什‧召旻 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Dang - Shao Min — count: 6
- 先王知 (先王知) 是以先王知眾民彊兵 — Guanzi 管子, 治國第四十八 Chapter 48: Ruling the State — count: 6
- 先王制 (先王製) 先王制禮 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 5
- 先王先公 (先王先公) 祀先王先公也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 周頌‧清廟之什‧天作 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Qing Miao - Tian Zuo — count: 4
- 先王重 (先王重) 先王重其寶器 — Guanzi 管子, 樞言第十二 Chapter 12: Pivotal Words — count: 4
- 先王善 (先王善) 先王善牧之於民者也 — Guanzi 管子, 君臣上第三十 Chapter 30: A Ruler and his Ministers I — count: 4
- 夫先王 (夫先王) 夫先王所以王者 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 4