hán​shī​wài​zhuàn

Outer Commentary on Han's Odes

  1. Han shi
    The Han school version of the 诗经 shī​jīng, transmitted by Han Ying during the Western Han dynasty; originally part of the official curriculum, it is now mostly lost. lost
  2. classical commentary
    Ancient scholarly works that interpret or expand upon classical scriptures by citing external examples, as opposed to direct line-by-line commentary