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元诗四大家

Yuán shī sì dà jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yú Jí], 範梈|范梈[Fàn Pēng], 楊載|杨载[Yáng Zài] and 揭傒斯[Jiē Xī sī]
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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:

元詩四大家 元诗四大家 [Yuan2 shi1 si4 da4 jia1] /the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yu2 Ji2], 範梈|范梈[Fan4 Peng1], 楊載|杨载[Yang2 Zai4] and 揭傒斯[Jie1 Xi1 si1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 元詩四大家

  • 元
    yuán

    currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon

    Yuán

    surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

  • 诗
    shī

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

    Shī

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

  • 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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