Meaning of 散体
散体 means literary style not requiring neat parallelism of sentences and phrases; prose style (as opposed to "parallel prose"). Pronounced sǎn tǐ.
- literary style not requiring neat parallelism of sentences and phrases; prose style (as opposed to "parallel prose")
Definitions & Examples
Hán韩
Yù愈
hé和
Liǔ柳
Zōng宗
Yuán元
chàng倡
dǎo导
de的
gǔ古
wén文
yùn运
dòng动
，
jiù就
shì是
yào要
huī恢
fù复
xiān先
Qín秦
Liǎng两
Hàn汉
de的
sǎn散
tǐ体
chuán传
tǒng统
。
The Ancient Prose Movement advocated by Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan aimed to restore the prose tradition of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties.
Yǔ与
jiǎng讲
jiu究
duì对
zhàng仗
gōng工
zhěng整
de的
pián骈
tǐ体
bù不
tóng同
，
sǎn散
tǐ体
wén文
gèng更
zhù注
zhòng重
nèi内
róng容
de的
chōng充
shí实
hé和
wén文
qì气
de的
guàn贯
tōng通
。
Unlike parallel prose, which emphasizes neat antithesis, prose style focuses more on substantive content and the flow of literary energy.
Liù六
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
pián骈
tǐ体
shèng盛
xíng行
，
dàn但
dào到
le了
Táng唐
dài代
，
yī一
xiē些
wén文
xué学
jiā家
kāi开
shǐ始
pī批
píng评
zhè这
zhǒng种
wén文
tǐ体
guò过
yú于
huá华
lì丽
ér而
quē缺
fá乏
nèi内
róng容
，
zhuǎn转
ér而
tí提
chàng倡
sǎn散
tǐ体
。
Parallel prose was prevalent during the Six Dynasties, but by the Tang Dynasty, some literati began criticizing this style as overly ornate and lacking substance, instead advocating for prose style.