1 āidiào 哀吊
Essay of Mourning and Essay of Memory ………… 1
2 āijǐng-xiělè 哀景寫樂
Depict Sorrowful Scenery to Express Happiness ………… 3
3 bāyīn-kèxié 八音克諧
Harmonious Combination of Eight Sounds ………… 4
4 báimiáo 白描
Plain Line Drawing ………… 5
5 bǎixì 百戲
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 邊塞詩
Frontier Poetry ………… 16
11 biàntǐ 辨體
Style Differentiation ………… 17
12 biāojǔ-xìnghuì 標舉興會
Distinctiveness and Spontaneity ………… 19
13 biécái-biéqù 別材別趣
Distinct Subject and Artistic Taste ………… 21
14 biéjí別集
Individual Collection ………… 23
15 bù nián bù tuō, bù jí bù lí 不黏不脫,不即不離
Neither Obsessed with Nor Detached from the Objects Depicted ………… 24
16 bùpíngzémíng 不平則鳴
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 不學《詩》,無以言
You Won’t Be Able to Talk Properly with Others Without Studying The Book of Songs. ………… 32
20 cǎoshū 草書
Cursive Script ………… 33
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141 nóngdàn 濃淡
Denseness and Lightness ………… 227
142 piāoyì 飄逸
Natural Grace ………… 228
143 pǐntí 品題
Make Appraisals ………… 229
144 qízhèng 奇正
Qi or Zheng (Surprise or Normal) ………… 231
145 qìgǔ 氣骨
Qigu (Emotional Vitality and Forcefulness) ………… 233
146 qìxiàng 氣象
Prevailing Features ………… 235
147 qìyùn 氣韻
Artistic Appeal ………… 236
148 qiānxiǎnɡ-miàodé 遷想妙得
Inspirational Creation Based on Association in Thinking ………… 238
149 qiǎozhuō 巧拙
Cleverness and Clumsiness ………… 240
150 qīngcí-lìjù 清詞麗句
Refreshing Words and Exquisite Expressions ………… 242
151 qínɡfāyúshēnɡ 情發(fā)于聲
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 情以物遷,辭以情發(fā)
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 勸百風一
Much Blandishment and Little Criticism ………… 257
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281 zhāngjù 章句
Textual Components / Annotation Work ………… 452
282 zhàocè 詔策
Imperial Edicts ………… 454
283 zhèngshēng 正聲
Proper Music / Finest Poetry ………… 456
284 Zhènɡshǐ tǐ 正始體
The Zhengshi Literary Style ………… 457
285 zhènɡshēnɡ 鄭聲
The Music of the State of Zheng ………… 458
286 zhīyīn 知音
Resonance and Empathy ………… 460
287 zhíxún 直尋
Direct Quest ………… 461
288 zhǐchǐ yǒu wànlǐ zhī shì 咫尺有萬里之勢
Power of Landscape Within Inches ………… 462
289 zhìlè-wúlè 至樂無樂
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 諸宮調
Song-speech Drama ………… 467
292 zhǔ wén ér jué jiàn 主文而譎諫
Admonition Through Tactful Wording ………… 469
293 zhùméng 祝盟
Benediction and Vow of Allegiance ………… 470
294 zhuǎnyì-duōshī 轉益多師
Learn from Many Masters, and Form Your Own Style ………… 472
295 zīwèi 滋味
Nuanced Flavor ………… 474
296 zǐzhīduózhū 紫之奪朱
Purple Prevailing over Red ………… 475
297 zìrán-yīngzhǐ 自然英旨
Charm of Spontaneity ………… 476
298 zǒngjí 總集
General Collection / Anthology ………… 478
299 zòuqǐ 奏啟
Memorial or Statement to Present One’s View to the Emperor ……… 480
300 zūnbēi-biǎntiè 尊碑貶帖
Praising Stone Inscriptions while Belittling Copying from tone Rubbings ………… 482
附錄 Appendices
中國歷史年代簡表 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
術語條目筆畫索引 Concepts Listed in Order of Number of Strokes ………… 505