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唐初四大家

Táng chū Sì Dà jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang / refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yú Shì nán], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ōu yáng Xún], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chǔ Suì liáng] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xuē Jì]
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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:

唐初四大家 唐初四大家 [Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1] /Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang/refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]/

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  • 唐
    táng

    to exaggerate / empty / in vain

    Táng

    Tang dynasty (618–907) / surname Tang

  • 初
    chū

    (bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 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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