Chinese Mythology: Gao Xin Shi Di Ku

Preface: “Family harmony and prosperity” has always been the belief and pursuit of the Chinese nation. As one of the “Five Emperors”, Emperor Di Ku not only managed to keep the country in order, but also harmonized the relationship between his three wives, and the only thing he could not help was his two sons. ……

颛Zhuān顼Xū死sǐ后hòu ， 他tā的de侄zhí子zi帝dì喾kù即jí位wèi 。
Zhuan Xu died, and his nephew Di Ku ascended the throne.

帝Dì喾kù出chū生shēng于yú高gāo辛xīn ， 故gù他tā又yòu号hào高gāo辛xīn氏shì ， 是shì “ 三sān皇huáng五wǔ帝dì ” 之zhī一yī 。
Di Ku was born in Gao Xin, so he was also known as Gao Xin Shi, one of the “Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.”

帝Dì喾kù是shì黄huáng帝dì的de曾zēng孙sūn ， 曾céng辅fǔ佐zuǒ叔shū父fù颛zhuān顼Xū ， 颛zhuān顼Xū死sǐ后hòu就jiù由yóu他tā来lái继jì承chéng帝dì位wèi 。
Di Ku was the great-grandson of Huang Di and had assisted his uncle Zhuan Xu. After Zhuan Xu’s death, he inherited the throne.

帝Dì喾kù一yī出chū生shēng就jiù神shén异yì不bù凡fán ， 可kě以yǐ说shuō出chū自zì己jǐ的de名míng字zì 。
From birth, Di Ku was extraordinary and could say his own name.

帝Dì喾kù三sān十shí岁suì时shí ， 就jiù代dài替tì颛zhuān顼Xū为wéi帝dì 。
When Di Ku was thirty years old, he replaced Zhuan Xu as emperor.

他Tā治zhì理lǐ国guó家jiā公gōng正zhèng严yán谨jǐn ， 绝jué不bù徇xùn私sī枉wǎng法fǎ ， 他tā对duì人rén民mín的de福fú泽zé遍biàn布bù天tiān下xià 。
He governed the country with fairness and rigor, never showing favoritism. His blessings reached people all over the world.

帝Dì喾kù潜qián心xīn观guān察chá天tiān象xiàng ， 探tàn索suǒ天tiān地dì间jiān的de天tiān气qì变biàn化huà规guī律lǜ ， 划huà分fēn出chū二èr十shí四sì节jié气qì 。
Di Ku observed celestial phenomena with great concentration, explored the weather patterns, and established the Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

他Tā指zhǐ导dǎo人rén们men按àn照zhào节jié气qì时shí令lìng耕gēng地dì干gàn活huó ， 粮liáng食shí产chǎn量liàng和hé生shēng活huó质zhì量liàng都dōu提tí高gāo了le 。
He guided people to farm according to the solar terms, improving grain yields and living standards.

帝Dì喾kù在zài位wèi七qī十shí余yú年nián ， 天tiān下xià政zhèng通tōng人rén和hé ， 百bǎi姓xìng安ān居jū乐lè业yè ， 国guó家jiā安ān宁níng祥xiáng和hé 。
Di Ku reigned for over seventy years, during which the country was prosperous and harmonious, and people lived in peace and contentment.

帝Dì喾kù有yǒu三sān个gè妻qī子zi ， 第dì一yī位wèi妻qī子zi生shēng的de孩hái子zi都dōu奇qí特tè无wú比bǐ ， 有yǒu三sān个gè身shēn子zi 。
Di Ku had three wives. The children born to his first wife were extraordinary, each having three bodies.

他Tā们men可kě以yǐ驱qū使shǐ凶xiōng猛měng的de野yě兽shòu ， 让ràng它tā们men帮bāng助zhù人rén类lèi干gàn活huó 。
They could control fierce beasts and make them help humans with heavy labor.

第Dì二èr位wèi妻qī子zi是shì太tài阳yáng女nǚ神shén羲xī和hé ， 她tā和hé帝dì喾kù生shēng了le十shí个gè儿ér子zi ， 就jiù是shì十shí个gè太tài阳yáng 。
His second wife was Xi He, the Sun Goddess. She and Di Ku had ten sons, who were the ten suns.

羲Xī和hé每měi天tiān带dài着zhe儿ér子zi们men轮lún流liú值zhí班bān ， 给gěi人rén们men带dài去qù光guāng明míng和hé温wēn暖nuǎn 。
Xi He took her sons to work in shifts every day, bringing light and warmth to people.

每Měi天tiān ， 羲xī和hé都dōu会huì带dài着zhe太tài阳yáng们men去qù甘gān渊yuān的de汤tāng谷gǔ洗xǐ澡zǎo 。
Every day, Xi He took her sons to bathe in the Tanggu in the Gan Yuan.

汤Tāng谷gǔ的de水shuǐ热rè乎hū乎hū的de ， 很hěn适shì合hé给gěi太tài阳yáng们men洗xǐ浴yù 。
The water in Tanggu was warm, perfect for bathing the suns.

洗Xǐ完wán澡zǎo后hòu ， 太tài阳yáng们men会huì在zài扶fú桑sāng树shù上shàng玩wán耍shuǎ ， 只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè太tài阳yáng被bèi允yǔn许xǔ爬pá到dào大dà树shù顶dǐng端duān ， 准zhǔn备bèi第dì二èr天tiān值zhí班bān 。
After bathing, the suns would play on the Fusang tree. Only one sun was allowed to climb to the top of the tree to prepare for the next day’s shift.

为Wèi了le防fáng止zhǐ太tài阳yáng偷tōu懒lǎn ， 玉yù鸡jī住zhù在zài扶fú桑sāng树shù上shàng值zhí班bān ， 黎lí明míng时shí叫jiào醒xǐng太tài阳yáng 。
To prevent the suns from being lazy, a jade chicken lived on the Fusang tree and woke up the sun at dawn.

随Suí着zhe玉yù鸡jī的de第dì一yī声shēng啼tí鸣míng ， 天tiān下xià的de雄xióng鸡jī也yě跟gēn着zhe叫jiào起qǐ来lái ， 天tiān空kōng渐jiàn渐jiàn亮liàng起qǐ来lái 。
With the first crow of the jade chicken, all the male chickens in the world would also crow, and the sky would gradually brighten.

太Tài阳yáng坐zuò在zài羲xī和hé妈mā妈mā驾jià的de车chē子zi上shàng ， 悠yōu然rán自zì得dé地de欣xīn赏shǎng地dì下xià的de美měi景jǐng 。
The sun sat on the chariot driven by his mother Xi He, enjoying the beautiful scenery below with ease.

帝Dì喾kù的de第dì三sān个gè妻qī子zi是shì月yuè亮liàng女nǚ神shén常cháng羲xī ， 她tā和hé帝dì喾kù生shēng了le十shí二èr个gè月yuè亮liàng女nǚ儿ér 。
Di Ku’s third wife was Chang Xi, the Moon Goddess. She and Di Ku had twelve moon daughters.

常Cháng羲xī经jīng常cháng带dài着zhe女nǚ儿ér们men去qù清qīng澈chè的de湖hú里lǐ洗xǐ澡zǎo ， 人rén们men称chēng这zhè为wéi “ 常cháng羲xī浴yù月yuè ”。
Chang Xi often took her daughters to bathe in a clear lake, which was known as “Chang Xi Bathing the Moon.”

帝Dì喾kù还hái有yǒu两liǎng个gè儿ér子zi ， 阏è伯bó和hé实shí沉chén ， 他tā们men关guān系xì不bù好hǎo ， 经jīng常cháng争zhēng斗dòu 。
Di Ku also had two sons, Yan Bo and Shi Chen, who had a poor relationship and often fought.

帝Dì喾kù为wèi避bì免miǎn他tā们men再zài生shēng事shì端duān ， 将jiāng两liǎng人rén分fēn开kāi ， 派pài阏è伯bó去qù主zhǔ管guǎn东dōng方fāng的de商shāng星xīng ， 派pài实shí沉chén去qù主zhǔ管guǎn西xī方fāng的de参shēn星xīng 。
To prevent them from causing trouble again, Di Ku separated them, sending Yan Bo to oversee the Shang Star in the east and Shi Chen to oversee the Shen Star in the west.

参Cān星xīng和hé商shāng星xīng永yǒng远yuǎn不bù会huì同tóng时shí出chū现xiàn ， 阏è伯bó和hé实shí沉chén也yě再zài未wèi见jiàn面miàn ， 争zhēng斗dòu停tíng止zhǐ了le 。
The Shen Star and the Shang Star never appeared at the same time, and Yan Bo and Shi Chen never met again, ending their fighting.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!