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Chu Ci

The Chu Ci, variously translated as Verses of Chu, Songs of Chu, or Elegies of Chu, is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry including works traditionally attributed mainly to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the Warring States period, as well as a large number of works composed during the Han dynasty several centuries later. The traditional version of the Chu…

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Author
(trad.) Qu Yuan, Song Yu
Genre
Poetry
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*s.r̥aʔ sə.lə
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Chuu tsyr
Hanyu Pinyin
Chǔ cí
IPA
[ʈʂʰù tsʰɹ̩̌] · [tsʰɔ˧˥ tsʰi˩]

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Chu Ci

Nodes112
Edges111
Triples239
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017857
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related to Contents · 28
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related to Prominence · 21
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related to Authorship · 17
Chu Ci → Ai Ying, Encountering Sorrow, Grand Historian, Huai Sha, Lament, Li Sao, Modern, Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan's, Sima Qian's Records, Soul, Summoning, The, The Lament, Tian Wen, Ying, Zhao Hun
related to Anthology · 15
Chu Ci → Another, China, During, Emperor Cheng, Han, Jia Yi, Liu An, Liu Xiang, One, Qu Yuan, Song Yu, There, Wang Bao, Wang Yi's, Yan Ji
related to background · 12
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related to Poetic qualities · 9
Chu Ci → Chu, Classic, Han, Poetry, Qu Yuan's, Shi Jing, Song, The, The Lament
related to Authorship and editing · 6
Chu Ci → Although Chu, Besides, Li Sao, Qu Yuan, There, Various
related to Mythology and religion · 6
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see also · 4
Chu Ci → Chinese, Chu, List, Zhuang Ji

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chu ci qu chinese yuan poetry han poems verses sao style also anthology isbn song various including yu li questions

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Chu CiAuthor(trad.) Qu Yuan, Song Yu1.00infobox
Chu CiBaxter–Sagart (2014)*s.r̥aʔ sə.lə1.00infobox
Chu CiGenrePoetry1.00infobox
Chu CiGwoyeu RomatzyhChuu tsyr1.00infobox
Chu CiHanyu PinyinChǔ cí1.00infobox
Chu CiIPA[ʈʂʰù tsʰɹ̩̌]1.00infobox
Chu CiIPA[tsʰɔ˧˥ tsʰi˩]1.00infobox
Chu CiJyutpingCo2 ci41.00infobox
Chu CiLanguageClassical Chinese1.00infobox
Chu CiLiteral meaning"Words of Chu"1.00infobox
Chu CiMiddle Chinesetʂhjó zi1.00infobox
Chu CiOriginal title楚辭1.00infobox
Chu CiPublication placeChina1.00infobox
Chu CiSimplified Chinese楚辞1.00infobox
Chu CiSuzhouneseTshou3 zy21.00infobox
Chu CiTraditional Chinese楚辭1.00infobox
Chu CiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChǔ cíGwoyeu RomatzyhChuu tsyrWade–GilesCh'u3 tz'ŭ2IPA[ʈʂʰù tsʰɹ̩̌]WuSuzhouneseTshou3 zy2Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationChó chìhJyutp…1.00infobox
Chu CiTâi-lôTshóo sû1.00infobox
Chu CiWade–GilesCh'u3 tz'ŭ21.00infobox
Chu CiYale RomanizationChó chìh1.00infobox
Chu Ciis aanthology of poems by many poets0.90text
Chu Ciis abody of commentary in this regard0.90text

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