| 先王之政 |
xiān wáng zhī zhèng |
the rule of former kings |
| 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) |
| 先王 |
xiān wáng |
former sovereigns |
| 王 |
Wáng |
surname Wang |
| 王 |
wáng |
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great |
| 王 |
wàng |
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 政 |
zhèng |
political / politics / government |