1 āidiào 哀吊
Essay of Mourning and Essay of Memory ………… 1
2 āijǐng-xiělè 哀景写乐
Depict Sorrowful Scenery to Express Happiness ………… 3
3 bāyīn-kèxié 八音克谐
Harmonious Combination of Eight Sounds ………… 4
4 báimiáo 白描
Plain Line Drawing ………… 5
5 bǎixì 百戏
Baixi (All Performing Arts) ………… 7
6 bēikǎi 悲慨
Depressed and Enraged ………… 8
7 běiqǔ 北曲
Northern Opera ………… 10
8 běnsè 本色
Bense (Original Character) ………… 12
9 bǐdé 比德
Virtue Comparison ………… 15
10 biānsàishī 边塞诗
Frontier Poetry ………… 16
11 biàntǐ 辨体
Style Differentiation ………… 17
12 biāojǔ-xìnghuì 标举兴会
Distinctiveness and Spontaneity ………… 19
13 biécái-biéqù 别材别趣
Distinct Subject and Artistic Taste ………… 21
14 biéjí别集
Individual Collection ………… 23
15 bù nián bù tuō, bù jí bù lí 不黏不脱，不即不离
Neither Obsessed with Nor Detached from the Objects Depicted ………… 24
16 bùpíngzémíng 不平则鸣
Cry Out Against Injustice ………… 26
17 bù shè lǐlù, bù luò yánquán 不涉理路，不落言筌
Dispense with Theory and Logic; Take Care Not to Fall into Traps of Language ………… 28
18 bùsìzhīsì 不似之似
Dissimilar in Form but Similar in Spirit ………… 29
19 bù xué 《shī》, wú yǐ yán 不学《诗》，无以言
You Won’t Be Able to Talk Properly with Others Without Studying The Book of Songs. ………… 32
20 cǎoshū 草书
Cursive Script ………… 33
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141 nóngdàn 浓淡
Denseness and Lightness ………… 227
142 piāoyì 飘逸
Natural Grace ………… 228
143 pǐntí 品题
Make Appraisals ………… 229
144 qízhèng 奇正
Qi or Zheng (Surprise or Normal) ………… 231
145 qìgǔ 气骨
Qigu (Emotional Vitality and Forcefulness) ………… 233
146 qìxiàng 气象
Prevailing Features ………… 235
147 qìyùn 气韵
Artistic Appeal ………… 236
148 qiānxiǎnɡ-miàodé 迁想妙得
Inspirational Creation Based on Association in Thinking ………… 238
149 qiǎozhuō 巧拙
Cleverness and Clumsiness ………… 240
150 qīngcí-lìjù 清词丽句
Refreshing Words and Exquisite Expressions ………… 242
151 qínɡfāyúshēnɡ 情发于声
Feelings Find Expression in Musical Poetry. ………… 243
152 qínɡ jiān yǎyuàn 情兼雅怨
A Mixed Quality of Grace and Sorrow ………… 244
153 qínɡjiào 情教
Moral Instruction Carried Out with Emotion ………… 246
154 qíngjǐng 情景
Sentiment and Scenery ………… 248
155 qíng yǐ wù qiān, cí yǐ qíng fā 情以物迁，辞以情发
Feeling Varies with Scenery and Verbal Expression Arises from Feeling. ………… 249
156 Qū-Sòng 屈宋
The Qu-Song Duo ………… 251
157 qǔ 曲
Qu (Melody) ………… 252
158 qǔjìnɡ 取境
Qujing (Conceptualize an Aesthetic Feeling) ………… 254
159 qù 趣
Qu ………… 255
160 quànbǎi-fěngyī 劝百风一
Much Blandishment and Little Criticism ………… 257
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281 zhāngjù 章句
Textual Components / Annotation Work ………… 452
282 zhàocè 诏策
Imperial Edicts ………… 454
283 zhèngshēng 正声
Proper Music / Finest Poetry ………… 456
284 Zhènɡshǐ tǐ 正始体
The Zhengshi Literary Style ………… 457
285 zhènɡshēnɡ 郑声
The Music of the State of Zheng ………… 458
286 zhīyīn 知音
Resonance and Empathy ………… 460
287 zhíxún 直寻
Direct Quest ………… 461
288 zhǐchǐ yǒu wànlǐ zhī shì 咫尺有万里之势
Power of Landscape Within Inches ………… 462
289 zhìlè-wúlè 至乐无乐
Utmost Happiness Lies in Not Aware of the Happiness. ………… 465
290 zhìshìzhīyīn 治世之音
Music of an Age of Good Order ………… 466
291 zhūgōngdiào 诸宫调
Song-speech Drama ………… 467
292 zhǔ wén ér jué jiàn 主文而谲谏
Admonition Through Tactful Wording ………… 469
293 zhùméng 祝盟
Benediction and Vow of Allegiance ………… 470
294 zhuǎnyì-duōshī 转益多师
Learn from Many Masters, and Form Your Own Style ………… 472
295 zīwèi 滋味
Nuanced Flavor ………… 474
296 zǐzhīduózhū 紫之夺朱
Purple Prevailing over Red ………… 475
297 zìrán-yīngzhǐ 自然英旨
Charm of Spontaneity ………… 476
298 zǒngjí 总集
General Collection / Anthology ………… 478
299 zòuqǐ 奏启
Memorial or Statement to Present One’s View to the Emperor ……… 480
300 zūnbēi-biǎntiè 尊碑贬帖
Praising Stone Inscriptions while Belittling Copying from tone Rubbings ………… 482
附录 Appendices
中国历史年代简表 A Brief Chronology of Chinese History ………… 484
人名索引 Index of Names ………… 486
著作名索引 Index of Cited Works ………… 493
术语条目笔画索引 Concepts Listed in Order of Number of Strokes ………… 505
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