Tu Fu
a.d. 712–770, Chinese poet.
- Also (Pinyin) Du Fu .
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How to use Tu Fu in a sentence
When Tu Fu's literary ability and poetical genius were made known to the Emperor, office and honours were bestowed on him.
Chinese Poems | VariousHere he is at sharp variance with Tu Fu, who probes to the roots of events even when he appears to be merely describing them.
Fir-Flower Tablets | VariousTu Fu was, of course, known to the Emperor as a man who would have been promoted but for the opinions aired in his papers.
Fir-Flower Tablets | VariousTu Fu, his contemporary, occasionally abandoned the cult of abstract form.
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems | VariousTu Fu is placed first by the Chinese because he is the greatest national poet.
The Poet Li Po | Arthur Waley
British Dictionary definitions for Tu Fu
/ (ˈduː ˈfuː) /
a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Du Fu
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