耶律大石 yē lǜ dà shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia

CHARACTERS

耶 yē used in transliteration
律 lǜ statute, principle, regulation
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
石 shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112