Chinese Myth

黄帝战蚩尤🔊

Huáng Dì Zhàn Chī Yóu
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This myth tells of the great battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou.

The Story 🔊

Yuǎngǔ shíqī Chīyóu shuàilǐng Jiǔlízú zuòluàn
远古Yuǎngǔ🔊时期shíqī🔊蚩尤Chīyóu🔊率领shuàilǐng🔊九黎族Jiǔlízú🔊作乱zuòluàn🔊
Huángdì liánhé Yándì yìqǐ duìkàng Chīyóu
黄帝Huángdì🔊联合liánhé🔊炎帝Yándì🔊一起yìqǐ🔊对抗duìkàng🔊蚩尤Chīyóu🔊
Chīyóu zhìzào le dàwù ràng Huángdì de jūnduì míshī fāngxiàng
蚩尤Chīyóu🔊制造了zhìzào le🔊大雾dàwù🔊ràng🔊黄帝Huángdì🔊de🔊军队jūnduì🔊迷失方向míshī fāngxiàng🔊
Huángdì fāmíng le zhǐnánchē zhōngyú dǎbài le Chīyóu
黄帝Huángdì🔊发明了fāmíng le🔊指南车zhǐnánchē🔊终于zhōngyú🔊打败了dǎbài le🔊蚩尤Chīyóu🔊
Cóngcǐ Huáxià mínzú zhújiàn xíngchéng
从此Cóngcǐ🔊华夏Huáxià🔊民族mínzú🔊逐渐zhújiàn🔊形成xíngchéng🔊
English Translation:
In ancient times, Chiyou led the Jiuli tribe in rebellion. The Yellow Emperor united with the Yan Emperor to fight against Chiyou. Chiyou created heavy fog, causing the Yellow Emperor's army to lose direction. The Yellow Emperor invented the south-pointing chariot and finally defeated Chiyou. From then on, the Huaxia nation gradually formed.

Key Vocabulary

黄帝战蚩尤
huáng dì zhàn chī yóu
Yellow Emperor battles Chiyou
蚩尤
Chīyóu
Chiyou
指南车
zhǐnánchē
south-pointing chariot
联合
liánhé
unite
大雾
dàwù
heavy fog
华夏
Huáxià
Chinese

The Moral

Wisdom and unity overcome brute force! This myth represents the founding of Chinese civilization.

Cultural Insight

黄帝战蚩尤 is recorded in "Records of the Grand Historian" (史记) and is central to Chinese origin mythology.