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北宋四大部書

简北宋四大部书 · 繁北宋四大部書

Mandarin · pinyin Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
宋: sòng · Song dynasty; surname
四: sì · four
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
部: bù · part, division, section
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书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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3–4–4–4–4–1 · Bei3 Song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1

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bak1 sung3 sei3 daai6 bou6 syu1

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bak1 sung3 sei3 daai6 bou6 syu1

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