唐宋八大家 in English Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, particularly involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]

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Pinyin

Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

tang2Tang dynasty (618-907) song4surname Song ba1eight da4big jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]