c. 160 BCE Yanci County, Pingyuan Commandery, Western Han dynasty (now Huimin County, Shandong)
Died
ca. 93 BCE (0161) (aged 67)
Occupation
Scholar-official, fangshi, writer and jester
Dongfang Shuo
Traditional Chinese
東方朔
Simplified Chinese
东方朔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Dōngfāng Shuò
Wade–Giles
Tung1-fang1 Shuo4
IPA
[tʊ́ŋfáŋ ʂwô]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Dūng-fōng Sok
Jyutping
Dung1-fong1 Sok3
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
Tang-hong Sok
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dongfang.
Dongfang Shuo (Chinese: 東方朔, c. 160 BCE – c. 93 BCE) was a Han dynasty scholar-official, fangshi ("master of esoterica"), author, and court jester to Emperor Wu (r. 141 – 87 BCE). In Chinese mythology, Dongfang is considered a Daoist xian ("transcendent; immortal") and the spirit of Venus who incarnated as a series of ancient ministers including Laozi. Dongfang Shuo is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
DongfangShuo (Chinese: 東方朔, c. 160 BCE – c. 93 BCE) was a Han dynasty scholar-official, fangshi ("master of esoterica"), author, and court jester to...
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ancient Chinese geography book. The original version was written by DongfangShuo during the Han dynasty. The modern versions were edited by Zhang Hua...
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Zhang Yi Zhuang Zhou Zichan Zisi Zou Yan Qin Han Ban Zhao Dong Zhongshu DongfangShuo Dou Wu Huan Tan Jia Yi Jia Kui Jing Fang Kong Anguo Liu An Lu Jia Liu...
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Zhang Yi Zhuang Zhou Zichan Zisi Zou Yan Qin Han Ban Zhao Dong Zhongshu DongfangShuo Dou Wu Huan Tan Jia Yi Jia Kui Jing Fang Kong Anguo Liu An Lu Jia Liu...
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