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Huang Ti

American  
[hwahng dee] / ˈʰwɑŋ ˈdi /
Pinyin, Huang Di

noun

  1. the legendary first emperor of China.


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Ch'in Shih Huang Ti was the first leader to unify all China.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Nanking Government decided to invite various Chinese bigwigs on a nationalistic junket to the tomb at Chungpu of the legendary "First Chinese Emperor, Huang Ti."

From Time Magazine Archive

There are strong parallels between Mao and China's first emperor, Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, who took power in the 3rd century B.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Chinese ruler who acted thus was called Shih Huang Ti, the Emperor famed for constructing the Great Wall.

From Time Magazine Archive

This Nunnery of the White Bird had been built by Huang Ti, and the five hundred nuns who lived in it had as Superior a lady named I Yu, who was remarkable for her virtue.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

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