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
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- 唐卡 táng kǎ ㄊㄤˊ ㄎㄚˇ tong4 kaa1 thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
- 唐尧 唐堯 Táng Yáo ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄠˊ tong4 jiu4 Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝喾
- 唐宋 Táng Sòng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ tong4 sung3 the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
- 唐寅 Táng Yín ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄣˊ tong4 jan4 Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
- 唐山 Táng shān ㄊㄤˊ ㄕㄢ tong4 saan1 see 唐山市
- 唐扬 唐揚 táng yáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ tong4 joeng4 Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
- 唐书 唐書 Táng shū ㄊㄤˊ ㄕㄨ tong4 syu1 same as 旧唐书, History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
- 唐朝 Táng cháo ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ tong4 ciu4 Tang dynasty (618-907)
- 唐末 Táng mò ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ tong4 mut6 late Tang period (9th century)
- 唐棣 táng dì ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ tong4 dai6 shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier)
- 唐楼 唐樓 táng lóu ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄡˊ tong4 lau4 tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
- 唐河 Táng hé ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ tong4 ho4 see 唐河县
- 唐狗 táng gǒu ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄡˇ tong4 gau2 mongrel
- 唐璜 táng huáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ tong4 wong4 a dandy
- 唐突 táng tū ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄨ tong4 dat6 to be rude
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)
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- 唐宋 Táng Sòng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ tong4 sung3 the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
- 宋代 Sòng dài ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ sung3 doi6 Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 宋史 Sòng shǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕˇ sung3 si2 History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元, 496 scrolls
- 宋慈 Sòng Cí ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄘˊ sung3 ci4 Song Ci (1186–1249), author of "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified" 洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first forensic science text
- 宋书 宋書 Sòng shū ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ sung3 syu1 History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈约 in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls
- 宋朝 Sòng cháo ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄠˊ sung3 ciu4 Song Dynasty (960-1279)
- 宋江 Sòng Jiāng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ sung3 gong1 Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水浒传
- 宋濂 Sòng Lián ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ sung3 lim4 Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
- 宋白 Sòng bái ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ sung3 baak6 Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man
- 宋祁 Sòng Qí ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ sung3 kei4 Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐书
- 宋体 宋體 sòng tǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧˇ sung3 tai2 Mincho
- 罗宋 羅宋 Luó sòng ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ lo4 sung3 (dialect) Russia
- 赵宋 趙宋 Zhào Sòng ㄓㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ziu6 sung3 Song dynasty (960-1279)
- 南朝宋 Nán cháo Sòng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ naam4 ciu4 sung3 Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
- 吕宋岛 呂宋島 Lǚ sòng Dǎo ㄌㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˇ Luzon Island, north Philippines
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 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
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
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
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
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
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- 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
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 四邻八舍 四鄰八舍 sì lín bā shè ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 leon4 baat3 se2 (idiom) the whole neighborhood
- 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
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- 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)
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
- 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè ㄘㄨ ㄓ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄝˋ cou1 zi1 daai6 jip6 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
- 大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄢˇ daai6 baau1 daai6 laam5 to take complete charge (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄠˋ daai6 caau2 daai6 naau6 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss