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    Referring to the poet Meng Jiao with 孟郊 (Mèng Jiāo)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    孟郊 (Mèng Jiāo) was a Tang Dynasty poet known for his emotionally intense and technically refined poetry. He is best remembered as the author of 游子吟 (Song of the Wanderer), one of the most celebrated poems about a mother's love. His works often reflect themes of hardship and deep personal feeling.

    Examples

    • 孟郊是唐代著名的诗人，他的诗风格独特。

      mèng jiāo shì tángdài zhùmíng de shīrén, tā de shī fēnggé dútè.

      Meng Jiao was a famous poet of the Tang dynasty, and his poetry had a unique style.

    • 我们今天在课上学了孟郊的《游子吟》。

      wǒmen jīntiān zài kè shàng xuéle mèng jiāo de yóuzǐ yín.

      Today in class we studied Meng Jiao's "Song of the Wanderer."

    • 孟郊一生坎坷，但写出了许多感人的诗篇。

      mèng jiāo yīshēng kǎnkě, dàn xiěchūle xǔduō gǎnrén de shīpiān.

      Meng Jiao had a difficult life, but he wrote many moving poems.