唐初四大家

Mandarin · pinyin Táng chū Sì Dà jiā

Meanings

  1. Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
  2. refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南 Yú Shì nán, Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢 Ōu yáng Xún, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 Chǔ Suì liáng and Xue Ji 薛稷 Xuē Jì
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唐
táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
初
chū · beginning, initial, primary
四
sì · four
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
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2–1–4–4–1 · Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1

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tong4 co1 sei3 daai6 gaa1

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Exact source record唐初四大家 唐初四大家 [Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1] /Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang/refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]/