麗祖

Chinese

short for 高麗高丽 (Goryeo) ancestor; forefather
trad. (麗祖)
simp. (丽祖)

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麗祖

  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) King Taejo of Goryeo
    • 麗祖陵寢大字象設埋沒荒草萋萋 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
      From: Poem by 成任 (Seong Im), circa 1476
      여조고능침 석상대자제 설상반매몰 황초하처처
      Yeojo go neungchim, seok sang daeja je. Seolsang ban maemol, hwangcho ha cheocheo.
      [Sino-Korean]
      On Taejo of Goryeo's ancient tomb, great letters are inscribed on the stone. But the statues are half buried in the earth, and how can the weeds be so thick?
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