Li Po

(Pinyin) Li Bo
(Pinyin)

[lee poh, lee baw]

noun

1. a.d. 701?–762, Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

Li Po

/ ˈliː ˈtaɪ ˈpəʊ /

noun

1. ?700–762 _ad , Chinese poet. His lyrics deal mostly with wine, nature, and women and are remarkable for their imagery

Example Sentences

It is, basically, how Ezra Pound wrote his so-called translations of the Chinese poet Li Po, and Auden his versions of the Icelandic Eddas.

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We made a beeline for the venerable bar Li Po Cocktail Lounge, named after a hard-living Chinese poet.

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They prompt him to tell stories about Omar Khayyam, the 11th- and 12th-century Persian polymath who exhorted his readers to drink wine, and the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Po.

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The Li Po is known for its $9 Chinese Mai Tai made with three rums, pineapple juice and a “Chinese Liqueur” served in a plastic hurricane glass and packing a wallop to the unsuspecting.

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Lee Chong listened while Li Po was read to him in English.

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