初唐四杰

Traditional form:

初唐四傑

Pinyin (reading):

Chū Táng Sìjié

Definitions:

• the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃 ( Wáng Bó), Yang Jiong 楊炯／杨炯 ( Yáng Jiǒng), Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰／卢照邻 ( Lú Zhàolín), and Luo Binwang 駱賓王／骆宾王 ( Luò Bīnwáng)

Characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 四 - four
• 杰 - hero; heroic, outstanding

Traditional characters:

• 初 - beginning, initial, primary
• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 四 - four
• 傑 - hero; heroic, outstanding