hóng​zhōng​sì​wài

rich in substance and graceful in style

  • created sense approved 闳中肆外/閎中肆外 · hóng​zhōng​sì​wài · rich in substance and graceful in style — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    闳中肆外 / 閎中肆外

    hóng​zhōng​sì​wài

    rich in substance and graceful in style

    Describes writing that is rich and broad in content while being bold and uninhibited in style; derived from an essay by the Tang dynasty poet [[韩愈|韓愈|han2 yu4]]

    闳 (literal) → 闳/閎 · hóng · grand 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 肆 (literal) → 肆 · sì · unrestrained 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside

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