唐宋八大家 táng sòng bā dà jiā

DEFINITIONS

  1. Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]

CHARACTERS

唐 táng Tang dynasty; Chinese
宋 sòng Song dynasty; surname
八 bā eight; all around, all sides
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
家 jiā house, home, residence; family