越王勾践
Traditional form:
越王勾踐
Pinyin (reading):
Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn
Definitions:
- King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Characters:
- 越 - to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
- 王 - king, ruler; royal; surname
- 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
- 践 - to trample, to tread on, to walk over
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