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传说

chuán shuō · chuan shuo

Traditional 傳說

Meaning

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传(chuán)说(shuō)彭(péng)祖(zǔ)是(shì)天(tiān)帝(dì)的(de)孙(sūn)子(zi)。

It is said that Peng Zu was the grandson of a celestial emperor.

这(zhè)个(ge)传(chuán)说(shuō)在(zài)当(dāng)地(dì)流(liú)传(chuán)了(le)几(jǐ)百(bǎi)年(nián)。

This legend has circulated locally for hundreds of years.

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