Chinese Mythology: Xuan Di Zhuan Xu

Preface:Chi You once secretly came down to the earth from the Heavenly Ladder and forced the Miao people to help him rebel. Emperor Zhuan Xu, also known as the Xuan Di, wanted to cut off the connection between heaven and earth.

黄Huáng帝dì的de妻qī子zi螺luó祖zǔ生shēng了le个gè儿ér子zi叫jiào昌chāng意yì ， 昌chāng意yì总zǒng闯chuǎng祸huò ， 被bèi贬biǎn到dào若ruò水shuǐ 。
Huangdi’s wife, Leizu, gave birth to a son named Changyi, who often caused trouble and was banished to Ruoshui.

昌Chāng意yì在zài若ruò水shuǐ娶qǔ了le部bù落luò首shǒu领lǐng的de女nǚ儿ér昌chāng仆pú ， 昌chāng仆pú看kàn到dào异yì象xiàng后hòu生shēng下xià颛zhuān顼Xū 。
Changyi married Changpu, the daughter of the local tribe leader in Ruoshui, and Changpu gave birth to Zhuan Xu after seeing a strange vision.

颛Zhuān顼Xū在zài东dōng方fāng长zhǎng大dà ， 辅fǔ佐zuǒ少shào昊hào治zhì理lǐ国guó家jiā ， 后hòu来lái成chéng为wéi北běi方fāng的de天tiān帝dì 。
Zhuan Xu grew up in the east and assisted Shao Hao in governing the country. Later, he became the emperor of the north.

颛Zhuān顼Xū的de助zhù手shǒu是shì海hǎi神shén禹yǔ强qiáng ， 他tā们men共gòng同tóng管guǎn理lǐ寒hán冷lěng的de北běi方fāng荒huāng野yě 。
Zhuan Xu’s assistant was the sea god Yu Qiang, and together they managed the cold northern wilderness.

因Yīn为wèi颛zhuān顼Xū住zhù在zài北běi方fāng ， 代dài表biǎo黑hēi色sè ， 所suǒ以yǐ被bèi称chēng为wéi玄xuán帝dì 。
Since Zhuan Xu lived in the north, which was associated with the element of water and the color black, he was also called the Xuan Di.

黄Huáng帝dì年nián迈mài ， 颛zhuān顼Xū代dài替tì他tā统tǒng治zhì ， 后hòu来lái正zhèng式shì成chéng为wéi最zuì高gāo领lǐng袖xiù 。
Huangdi was old, so Zhuan Xu took over the reigns and later officially became the supreme leader.

颛Zhuān顼Xū上shàng台tái后hòu做zuò的de第dì一yī件jiàn事shì就jiù是shì截jié断duàn天tiān地dì间jiān的de通tōng道dào 。
The first thing Zhuan Xu did after taking office was to cut off the passage between heaven and earth.

以Yǐ前qián ， 天tiān与yǔ地dì之zhī间jiān有yǒu条tiáo天tiān梯tī ， 神shén和hé人rén可kě以yǐ自zì由yóu往wǎng来lái 。
Previously, there was a Heavenly Ladder between heaven and earth, allowing gods and humans to freely travel between the two.

蚩Chī尤yóu利lì用yòng天tiān梯tī到dào人rén间jiān作zuò乱luàn ， 黄huáng帝dì和hé他tā大dà战zhàn一yī场chǎng ， 最zuì终zhōng获huò胜shèng 。
Chiyou used the Heavenly Ladder to cause trouble on earth, and Huangdi fought him in a great battle, ultimately winning.

颛Zhuān顼Xū担dān心xīn再zài有yǒu恶è神shén下xià凡fán ， 决jué定dìng斩zhǎn断duàn天tiān梯tī 。
Zhuan Xu, worried that other evil gods might descend, decided to cut off the Heavenly Ladder.

天Tiān神shén重zhòng和hé天tiān神shén黎lí斩zhǎn断duàn天tiān梯tī ， 天tiān地dì从cóng此cǐ相xiāng隔gé更gèng远yuǎn 。
The gods Zhong and Li cut off the Heavenly Ladder, making heaven and earth even farther apart.

人Rén与yǔ神shén被bèi隔gé开kāi ， 各gè自zì安ān好hǎo 。
Humans and gods were separated, and each lived peacefully in their own realm.

颛Zhuān顼Xū让ràng天tiān神shén重zhòng管guǎn理lǐ天tiān ， 天tiān神shén黎lí管guǎn理lǐ地dì 。
Zhuan Xu assigned the god Zhong to manage heaven and the god Li to manage earth.

天Tiān神shén黎lí的de儿ér子zi噎yē协xié助zhù父fù亲qīn管guǎn理lǐ日rì月yuè星xīng辰chén ， 后hòu来lái成chéng为wéi时shí间jiān之zhī神shén 。
Li’s son Ye assisted his father in managing the sun, moon, and stars and later became the god of time.

颛Zhuān顼Xū根gēn据jù地dì区qū条tiáo件jiàn发fā展zhǎn经jīng济jì ， 制zhì定dìng历lì法fǎ ， 将jiāng一yī年nián定dìng为wéi 365.25 天tiān 。
Zhuan Xu developed the economy according to regional conditions, created a calendar, and set the length of a year to 365.25 days.

颛Zhuān顼Xū去qù世shì后hòu ， 灵líng魂hún附fù在zài鱼yú身shēn上shàng复fù活huó ， 人rén们men称chēng他tā为wéi “ 鱼yú妇fù ”。
After Zhuan Xu died, his soul attached to a fish and he was revived, earning him the name “Fish Wife.”

颛Zhuān顼Xū的de子zǐ孙sūn中zhōng ， 老lǎo童tóng声shēng音yīn如rú乐yuè器qì ， 太tài子zǐ长cháng琴qín擅shàn长cháng弹tán琴qín 。
Among Zhuan Xu’s descendants, Lao Tong’s voice was like a musical instrument, and Prince Changqin excelled at playing the qin.

颛Zhuān顼Xū还hái有yǒu个gè九jiǔ头tóu鸟niǎo女nǚ儿ér ， 夜yè晚wǎn出chū来lái活huó动dòng 。
Zhuan Xu also had a nine-headed bird daughter who came out at night.

颛Zhuān顼Xū的de儿ér子zi穷qióng蝉chán是shì灶zào神shén ， 每měi年nián腊là月yuè二èr十shí三sān上shàng天tiān汇huì报bào 。
Zhuan Xu’s son Qiongchan was the kitchen god, who ascended to heaven to report every year on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month.

颛Zhuān顼Xū的de后hòu代dài遍biàn布bù各gè地dì ， 其qí中zhōng一yī支zhī发fā展zhǎn成chéng了le南nán方fāng的de楚chǔ国guó 。
Zhuan Xu’s descendants spread across the land, and one branch developed into the Chu state in the south.

伟Wěi大dà的de诗shī人rén屈qū原yuán自zì称chēng是shì颛zhuān顼Xū的de后hòu裔yì 。
The great poet Qu Yuan claimed to be a descendant of Zhuan Xu.

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Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!