禪讓
See also: 禅让
Chinese
abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism | to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow | ||
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trad. (禪讓) | 禪 | 讓 | |
simp. (禅让) | 禅 | 让 |
Pronunciation
Verb
禪讓
- to abdicate and hand over the crown to another person
- 堯帝禪讓/尧帝禅让 ― Yáo Dì chánràng ― (please add an English translation of this example)
Usage notes
- This term is only used when the successor is not a member of the former royal family.
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (禪讓):
- → Japanese: 禅譲 (zenjō)