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诗圣

shī shèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Dù Fǔ]
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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.

Source record: cd-5790f13427ccbd6e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

詩聖 诗圣 [shi1 sheng4] /"sage of poetry", epithet of Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 詩聖

  • 诗
    shī

    poem / CL:首[shǒu] / poetry / verse

    Shī

    abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shī jīng], the Book of Songs

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

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