三苗
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Chinese
| three | sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe | ||
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| trad. (三苗) | 三 | 苗 | |
| simp. #(三苗) | 三 | 苗 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
三苗
- Sanmiao, name of an ancient state or tribe in China
- 流共工于幽洲，放驩兜于崇山，竄三苗于三危，殛鯀于羽山，四罪而天下咸服。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Liú Gònggōng yú yōuzhōu, fàng huāndōu yú chóngshān, cuàn Sānmiáo yú Sānwēi, jí Gǔn yú Yǔshān, sìzuì ér tiānxià xiánfú.
- He (Shun) banished the Minister of Works to You island; confined Huan-dou on mount Chong; drove (the chief of) San-miao (and his people) into San-wei, and kept them there; and held Gun a prisoner till death on mount Yu. These four criminals being thus dealt with, all under heaven acknowledged the justice (of Shun's administration).
流共工于幽洲，放欢兜于崇山，窜三苗于三危，殛鲧于羽山，四罪而天下咸服。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]