千古风流人物

千古風流人物
qiāngǔfēngliúrénwù
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 the romantic heroes of all ages
  2. 2 the great figures through the millennia
  3. 3 line from Su Shi's Red Cliff ci invoking historical giants

Examples

Dà jiāng dōng qù, làng táo jìn, qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù.
The great river flows east, its waves washing away the romantic heroes of all ages.
Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū de wénwù, ràng rén xiǎngqǐ qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù.
The artifacts on display in the museum evoke the great figures of the ages.

Stroke Order

qiān
fēng
liú
rén