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玉楼赴召
yù​lóu​fù​zhào

early death of a scholar

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
玉楼赴召 玉樓赴召 yù​lóu​fù​zhào
early death of a scholar
Originally referring to the legend of Tang dynasty poet 李贺 lǐ​hè being summoned by the Jade Emperor to write for a new jade palace, this idiom now describes the early death of a talented writer or scholar.

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Synonym

  • 玉楼修记 yù​lóu​xiū​jì