賦比興
Chinese
poetic essay; taxation; bestow on poetic essay; taxation; bestow on; endow with |
side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio |
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賦比興) | 賦 | 比 | 興 | |
| simp. (赋比兴) | 赋 | 比 | 兴 | |
| alternative forms | 賦、比、興／赋、比、兴 | |||
Etymology
First described in The Rites of Zhou (《周禮》):
- 大師：……教六詩，曰風，曰賦，曰比，曰興，曰雅，曰頌；…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3rd century BCE
- dàshī:...... jiào liùshī, yuē fēng, yuē fù, yuē bǐ, yuē xìng, yuē yǎ, yuē sòng;...... [Pinyin]
- "The Grand Master master teaches six forms of poems: [...] feng (風), fu (賦 ), bi (比), xing (興), ya (雅), and song (頌); [...]
大师：……教六诗，曰风，曰赋，曰比，曰兴，曰雅，曰颂；…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Noun
賦比興
- (poetry) fu bi xing, a Chinese structural concept comprising three literary techniques used to create poetry.
Further reading
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