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乾嘉三大家

Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuán Méi], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiǎng Shì quán] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhào Yì]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

乾嘉三大家 乾嘉三大家 [Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1] /the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]/

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  • 乾
    qián

    one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

    gān

    dry / dried food / empty / hollow / taken in to nominal kinship / adoptive / foster / futile / in vain / (dialect) rude / blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder

    Qián

    surname Qian

    Gān

    surname Gan

  • 嘉
    jiā

    excellent / auspicious / to praise / to commend

    Jiā

    surname Jia

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

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