yáo​sī​lián

Yao Silian

  • created sense approved 姚思廉 · yáo​sī​lián · Yao Silian — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    姚思廉

    yáo​sī​lián

    Yao Silian

    Yao Silian (557-637), a Tang Dynasty historian and writer; he was one of the [[十八学士|十八學士|shi2 ba1 xue2 shi4]] and is best known for compiling the [[梁书|梁書|liang2 shu1]] and [[陈书|陳書|chen2 shu1]].

    姚 (literal) → 姚 · yáo · Yao 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 廉 (literal) → 廉 · lián · incorruptible

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