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Pre-Qin 先秦 Qu Yuan 屈原

屈平,字原,通常称为屈原,字灵均,汉族,战国末期楚国丹阳(今湖北秭归)人,屈原虽忠事楚怀王,却屡遭排挤,怀王死后又因顷襄王听信谗言而被流放,最终投汨罗江而死。屈原是中国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一,也是我国已知最早的著名诗人,世界文化名人。他创立了"楚辞"这种文体。代表作品有《离骚》《九歌》等。 Qu Ping, Han nationality, with the courtesy names of Yuan or Lingjun and often known as Qu Yuan, was

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Chinese allegories Lesson 28

lín dài yù de xìng zi – duō chóu shàn găn
林黛玉的性子 – 多愁善感
Like Lin Daiyu, one is excessively sentimental. [Lin Daiyu is a principal character (one of the heroines) in the Chinese classic novel "Dream of the Red Chamber."]

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