| 初唐四杰 |
Chū Táng Sì jié |
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃, Yang Jiong 杨炯, Lu Zhaolin 卢照邻, and Luo Binwang 骆宾王 |
| 初 |
chū |
(bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |
| 唐 |
Táng |
Tang dynasty (618–907) / surname Tang |
| 唐 |
táng |
to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of 螗 |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 杰 |
jié |
(bound form) hero / heroic / outstanding person / prominent / distinguished |
| 杰 |
jié |
variant of 杰 |