jì​mèi​wén

Ji Mei Wen

  • created sense approved 祭妹文 · jì​mèi​wén · Ji Mei Wen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祭妹文

    jì​mèi​wén

    Ji Mei Wen

    A classic elegiac essay by the Qing Dynasty writer [[袁枚|袁枚|yuan2 mei2]] in memory of his third sister; it is considered one of the three masterpieces of ancient Chinese sacrificial writing alongside [[祭十二郎文|祭十二郎文|ji4 shi2 er4 lang2 wen2]] and [[泷冈阡表|瀧岡阡表|long2 gang1 qian1 biao3]]

    祭 (literal) → 祭 · jì · to offer sacrifices 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · younger sister 文 (literal) → 文 · wén · article

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