苏韩潮

蘇韓潮

sūháncháo

idiom

Meanings

1 the majestic sweep of prose in the manner of Su Shi and Han Yu
2 writing of grand, wave-like vigor

Characters

surname Su (Su Shi)

surname Han (Han Yu)

Examples

他的散文有几分苏韩潮的气势。

Tā de sǎnwén yǒu jǐfēn sūháncháo de qìshì.

His essays have something of the Su-and-Han wave-like power.

读这篇文章，颇感苏韩潮之雄浑。

Dú zhè piān wénzhāng, pō gǎn sūháncháo zhī xiónghún.

Reading this piece, one feels the grand majesty of Su and Han's prose.

Tips

history

Short for the classical formula 韩潮苏海 — Han Yu's 'tide' and Su Shi's 'sea.' Both Tang-Song masters of prose were celebrated for sweeping, surging style; 苏韩潮 invokes that same tidal force.

Stroke Order

苏 sū

韩 Hán

潮 cháo