| 先 |
xiān dì yí zhào | posthumous edict of a former emperor / Liu Bei's 刘备 edict to posterity |
| 先 |
xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 帝 |
dì | emperor |
| 遗 |
yí | (bound form) to leave behind |
| 遗 |
yí zhào | posthumous edict (of former emperor) |
| 诏 |
zhào | (literary) to admonish / (bound form) imperial edict |