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乾嘉三大家

Mandarin · pinyin Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiā

the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚 Yuán Méi, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓 Jiǎng Shì quán and Zhao Yi 趙翼 Zhào Yì

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乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
嘉: jiā · excellent; joyful; auspicious
三: sān · three
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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2–1–1–4–1 · Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1

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kin4 gaa1 saam1 daai6 gaa1

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