shǐ shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
an epic / poetic saga
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Original source entry:

史詩 史诗 [shi3 shi1] /an epic/poetic saga/

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Other forms in these source records: 史詩

  • 史
    shǐ

    history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China

    Shǐ

    surname Shi

  • 诗
    shī

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

    Shī

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

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