册府元龟 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

册 cè book, volume, register, list
府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government
元 yuán first; dollar; origin; head
龟 guī turtle or tortoise; cuckold