乾嘉三大家

Mandarin · pinyin Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiā

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  1. 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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乾嘉三大家 · Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1
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Exact source record乾嘉三大家 乾嘉三大家 [Qian2 Jia1 San1 Da4 jia1] /the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]/