Huang Ti
[ hwahng-dee ]
noun
the legendary first emperor of China.
- Also called Yellow Emperor.
- Also Pinyin, Huang Di .
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How to use Huang Ti in a sentence
The Chinese Emperor Huang Ti was called the Yellow Emperor because he clothed himself all in yellow to worship the sun.
He also sold a girl to the prince to be his wife, and the son of this marriage was to be the famous and notorious Shih Huang-ti.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardThe Shih Huang Ti was not revered by succeeding ages for the great mission which he performed.
Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony LinebargerThey effected a compromise between the past and the governmental, military, and political system created by the Shih Huang Ti.
Government in Republican China | Paul Myron Anthony LinebargerIt was by this means, he added, that the Emperor Huang Ti obtained his knowledge of alchemy, which enabled him to make gold.
Myths and Legends of China | E. T. C. Werner
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