冊府元龜 cè fǔ yuán guī

DEFINITIONS

  1. Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls

CHARACTERS

冊 cè book, volume
府 fǔ
HSK 5
prefecture; prefect; government
元 yuán
HSK 3
first; dollar; origin; head
龜 guī turtle or tortoise; cuckold