唐宋八大家
Traditional form:
唐宋八大家
Pinyin (reading):
Táng- Sòngbādàjiā
Definitions:
- the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動／古文运动 (guwěnyundòng), namely: Han Yu 韓愈／韩愈 ( Hán Yù), Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 ( Liǔ Zongyuān), Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修／欧阳修 ( Ouyāng Xiū), the three Su's 三蘇／三苏 ( Sān Sū), Wang Anshi 王安石 ( Wáng Anshī), Zeng Gong 曾鞏／曾巩 ( Zēng Gǒng)
Characters:
- 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
- 宋 - the Song dynasty; surname
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
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