[先王, xiān wángㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ] former kings; former emperors; in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯|尧, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯|汤 and the kings of Zhou, See Also: 堯, 尧, 舜, 禹, 湯, 汤
[かたつじょうつう, katatsujoutsuu] (n, vs, adj-no) (arch) conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; rulers apprehending the views of those they govern