Du Lượng
Definition
- Proper Noun:
- A historical figure's style name: "Du Lượng" is the style name (tự) of a historical figure from the Jin Dynasty period. It refers to the person himself, Du Liang, whose given name was Yuan Gui.
- A reference to a specific anecdote: The term is primarily used to recall a specific historical anecdote involving this figure's refined and spontaneous behavior during a moonlit night.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Du Lượng từng giữ chức Trung thư lệnh. (Du Lượng once held the position of Secretariat Director.)
- Câu chuyện về Du Lượng trên lầu Nam lâu được lưu truyền trong sử sách. (The story of Du Lượng at the South Tower has been passed down in historical texts.)
Advanced Usage
- The name "Du Lượng" is often cited in literary or historical discussions about the Jin Dynasty's scholar-officials and their cultural ethos of refined spontaneity and appreciation for nature.
- Hành động của Du Lượng thể hiện phong độ của một nho sĩ phóng khoáng. (Du Lượng's action exemplifies the demeanor of an unfettered scholar.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nguyên Quí: The given name of the person whose style name was Du Lượng.
- Tự: A style name, an alternative name traditionally taken by Chinese and Vietnamese literati in adulthood.
Synonyms
- Historical figure: A person of historical significance.
- Jin Dynasty official: A government officer from the Jin Dynasty period.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Cảm hứng tránh đời của Lão tử: (The inspiration of Laozi's withdrawal from the world). This phrase is directly quoted from Du Lượng's famous utterance in the historical anecdote, encapsulating a feeling of worldly detachment and harmony with nature.
- Giống như Du Lượng, ông ấy cũng tìm thấy "cảm hứng tránh đời của Lão tử" nơi thôn dã. (Like Du Lượng, he also found "the inspiration of Laozi's withdrawal from the world" in the countryside.)