北宋四大部书
Traditional form:
北宋四大部書
Pinyin (reading):
Běi Sòngsìdàbùshū
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 北 - north; northern; northward
- 宋 - the Song dynasty; surname
- 四 - four
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 部 - department, ministry; division, unit; part, section
- 书 - book, letter, document; writing
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