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九叹
jiǔ​tàn

Nine Laments

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
九叹 九歎 jiǔ​tàn
Nine Laments
The title of a poem in the "Songs of Chu" (楚辞 chǔ​cí) written by Liu Xiang during the Western Han dynasty. It consists of nine sections expressing grief and admiration for the poet Qu Yuan.
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