北宋四大部书 in English Bei3 Song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

Simplified Characters

北 宋 四 大 部 书

Traditional Characters

北 宋 四 大 部 書

Pinyin

Bei3 Song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

北bei3north 宋song4surname Song 四si4four 大da4big 部bu4ministry 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]