越王勾践

yuè wáng gōu jiàn

King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

wáng

king or monarch

gōu

to attract

jiàn

to fulfill (a promise)