唐初四大家 táng chū sì dà jiā

DEFINITIONS

  1. Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
  2. refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]

CHARACTERS

唐 táng Tang dynasty; Chinese
初 chū beginning, initial, primary
四 sì four
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
家 jiā house, home, residence; family