舜日尧年

舜日堯年
shùnrì-yáonián
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a golden age like the reigns of Yao and Shun
  2. 2 an era of peace and prosperity

Examples

Shīrén gēsòng dāngcháo shì shùnrì-yáonián.
The poets praised the present dynasty as a golden age of Yao and Shun.
Bǎixìng pànwàng shùnrì-yáonián de tàipíng shèngshì.
The common people longed for a peaceful golden age like that of Yao and Shun.

Tips

history
(Yáo) and (Shùn) are the two legendary sage-kings of high antiquity. Confucian tradition treats their reigns as the moral peak of Chinese history; invoking 'Yao's years and Shun's days' is the standard way to flatter a current ruler.

Stroke Order

Shùn
yáo
nián