唐 (táng) - Tang — refers to the Tang dynasty & also used to mean boastful, extravagant, or in

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唐 · táng

Tang — refers to the Tang dynasty;

also used to mean boastful, extravagant, or in vain;

a surname.

Tang — refers to the Tang dynastyalso used to mean boastful, extravagant, or ina surname.

Usage highlights

Tang dynastyTang poetryTang costumeTang monkextravagant and boastfulin vain

Synonyms

  • 夸— boast, exaggerate
  • 奢— extravagant, wasteful

Antonyms

  • 实— real, solid, true
  • 朴— simple, plain

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Tang dynasty was a golden age of Chinese culture (唐朝).
  • He made a boastful claim (唐大之言).
  • The effort was in vain (唐捐).
  • Mr. Tang is our teacher (唐老师).

Collocations

  • Tang dynasty(唐朝)
  • Tang poetry(唐诗)
  • Tang costume(唐装)
  • Tang monk(唐僧)
  • extravagant and boastful(荒唐)
  • in vain(唐捐)

Idioms

  • Extravagant and absurd(荒唐无稽)
  • Futile effort(唐捐其功)
  • Tang and Yu times (referring to golden ages)(唐虞之治)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) is considered a high point of Chinese civilization, known for its cultural flourishing and cosmopolitan capital Chang'an.
  • The character appears in the name 'Tang Monk' (唐僧), the historical Buddhist monk Xuanzang in Journey to the West.
  • As a surname, Tang is one of the most common Chinese surnames with ancient origins.

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