highbrow art; sophisticated literature;阳春白雪
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highbrow art and literature;阳春白雪
literaryOriginated from the Warring States period as a highbrow song from the Chu state. Often contrasted with '下里巴人' (xiàlǐbārén), which refers to popular or vulgar art. Implies sophistication that may be inaccessible to the general public.
Zhè这
bù部
shí实
yàn验
diàn电
yǐng影
kān堪
chēng称
yáng阳
chūn春
bái白
xuě雪
，
pǔ普
tōng通
guān观
zhòng众
hěn很
nán难
lǐ理
jiě解
qí其
zhōng中
de的
yǐn隐
yù喻
。
This experimental film can be regarded as highbrow art, and ordinary audiences find it difficult to understand the metaphors within.
Gǔ古
diǎn典
yīn音
yuè乐
bìng并
fēi非
yáng阳
chūn春
bái白
xuě雪
，
tā它
tóng同
yàng样
kě可
yǐ以
chéng成
wéi为
dà大
zhòng众
de的
jīng精
shén神
shí食
liáng粮
。
Classical music is not necessarily highbrow art; it can also become spiritual nourishment for the masses.
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Tā他
de的
shī诗
zuò作
guò过
yú于
yáng阳
chūn春
bái白
xuě雪
，
quē缺
fá乏
dà大
zhòng众
jī基
chǔ础
，
yīn因
ér而
liú流
chuán传
bù不
guǎng广
。
His poetry is too highbrow and lacks a mass audience base, so it has not spread widely.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
bǎ把
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
dōu都
dāng当
chéng成
yáng阳
chūn春
bái白
xuě雪
，
yào要
ràng让
tā它
zǒu走
jìn进
bǎi百
xìng姓
shēng生
huó活
。
We cannot treat all traditional culture as highbrow art; we must let it enter the lives of ordinary people.