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先王之道

xiān wáng zhī dào

4-character word

What 先王之道 means

1. the way of former kings

The characters in 先王之道

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…

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