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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 先王 [ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ; xian1 wang2]
 former kings
 former emperors
 in Confucian writing, refers esp. to the sage rulers Yáo 堯, Shùn 舜, Yǔ 禹, Tāng 湯 and the kings of Zhou
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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 先王
 せんおう
 せんのう
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 the late king
 the preceding king
 good ancient kings
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