八斗陈思 / 八斗陳思

bā​dǒu​chén​sī

man of great talent

(literary variant) a person with exceptional literary talent, referring to Cao Zhi's legendary ten measures of talent of which he possessed eight

八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume] 陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · Chen 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · surname

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM