yǒng​shǐ​shī

history-themed poetry

  • created sense approved 咏史诗/詠史詩 · yǒng​shǐ​shī · history-themed poetry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咏史诗 / 詠史詩

    yǒng​shǐ​shī

    history-themed poetry

    A genre of Chinese poetry that uses historical events or figures as its subject matter to express the writer's personal feelings and ambitions.

    咏 (literal) → 咏/詠 · yǒng · to express in poetry 史诗 (literal) → 史诗/史詩 · shǐ​shī · epic; narrative poem

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