马 致 远

Mǎ Zhì yuǎndictionary entry

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[zá jù] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuán qǔ Sì Dà jiā]

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馬致遠 马致远 [Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] /Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬致遠

马
mǎ
horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
Mǎ
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]
致
zhì
(bound form) fine / delicate / exquisite / (literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently
远
yuǎn
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
yuàn
to distance oneself from (classical)

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