文苑英华 wén yuàn yīng huá

DEFINITIONS

  1. Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls

CHARACTERS

文 wén literature, culture, writing
苑 yuàn pasture, park, garden; mansion
英 yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
华 huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese