竟陵八友

jìng​líng​bā​yǒu

Eight Friends of Jingling

A group of eight famous literati and poets during the Southern Qi Dynasty who gathered under the patronage of Xiao Ziliang, Prince of Jingling. The group included [[萧衍|蕭衍|xiao1 yan3]], [[沈约|沈約|shen3 yue1]], [[谢朓|謝朓|xie4 tiao3]], and others whose rhythmic poetic style, known as [[永明体|永明體|yong3 ming2 ti3]], helped establish the foundations of regulated verse.

竟陵 (literal) → 竟陵 · jìng​líng · Jingling 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 友 (literal) → 友 · yǒu · friend

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM