noun
Yongle Encyclopedia
A massive Chinese leishu encyclopedia commissioned by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Used as a proper noun referring to the historical work.
永楽大典は明代に編纂された類書である。
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a leishu compiled during the Ming dynasty.
From Chinese 永樂大典 (Yǒnglè Dàdiǎn), literally 'Great Canon of the Yongle Era'.