唐宋八大家
唐宋八大家 Táng Sòng bā dà jiā ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ tong4 sung3 baat3 daai6 gaa1
- the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文运动 (古文運動) gǔ wén yùn dòng ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ, namely: Han Yu 韩愈 (韓愈) Hán Yù ㄏㄢˊ ㄩˋ, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 Liǔ Zōng yuán ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ, Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修 (歐陽修) Ōu yáng Xiū ㄡ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡ, the three Su's 三苏 (三蘇) Sān Sū ㄙㄢ ㄙㄨ, Wang Anshi 王安石 Wáng Ān shí ㄨㄤˊ ㄢ ㄕˊ, Zeng Gong 曾巩 (曾鞏) Zēng Gǒng ㄗㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ
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唐
- 荒唐 huāng táng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄊㄤˊ fong1 tong4 beyond belief
- 南唐 Nán Táng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄤˊ naam4 tong4 Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
- 唐人 táng rén ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ tong4 jan4 (used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person
- 唐代 Táng dài ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋ tong4 doi6 Tang dynasty (618–907)
- 唐僧 Táng sēng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄥ tong4 zang1 Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
- 唐卡 táng kǎ ㄊㄤˊ ㄎㄚˇ tong4 kaa1 thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
宋
- 仿宋 fǎng Sòng ㄈㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fong2 sung3 imitation Song dynasty typeface
- 两宋兩宋 Liǎng Sòng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ loeng5 sung3 the Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 刘宋劉宋 Liú Sòng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ lau4 sung3 Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- 北宋 Běi Sòng ㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bak1 sung3 the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- 南宋 Nán sòng ㄋㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ naam4 sung3 the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
- 唐宋 Táng Sòng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ tong4 sung3 the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
Idioms with these characters
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 彪形大汉彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不识大体不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)