江南四大才子 jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿

CHARACTERS

江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
南 nán
HSK 3
south; southern part; southward
四 sì
HSK 1
four
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
才 cái
HSK 3
talent, ability; just, only
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch