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唐宋八大家

Táng Sòng bā dà jiā

5-character word

What 唐宋八大家 means

1. the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement {古文运动|gǔ wén yùn dòng}, namely: Han Yu {韩愈|Hán Yù}, Liu Zongyuan {柳宗元|Liǔ Zōng yuán}, Ouyang Xiu {欧阳修|Ōu yáng Xiū}, the three Su's {三苏|Sān Sū}, Wang Anshi {王安石|Wáng Ān shí}, Zeng Gong {曾巩|Zēng Gǒng}

The characters in 唐宋八大家

• 唐tángto exaggerate; empty; in vain
• 宋Sòngsurname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋
• 八bāeight
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 家jiāused in 家伙