韵事 (yùn shì) — elegant pastime, refined cultural activity; romantic affair, love story (often with a literary or historical flavor)
Definition
Literary word for a refined, cultured pursuit (poetry, music, moon-viewing) — or, with 风雅/风流, a graceful romantic affair. Carries a classical, elegant tone.
noun
elegant pastimerefined cultural activityromantic affairlove story (often with a literary or historical flavor)
Examples
- 韵事。Gǔ rén cháng bǎ shǎng yuè zuò shī shì wéi fēng yǎ yùn shì.Ancient people often regarded moon-viewing and poem-writing as elegant pastimes.
- 韵事。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō jiǎng shù le cái zǐ jiā rén de fēng liú yùn shì.This novel tells of a romantic affair between a gifted scholar and a beautiful lady.
- 韵事。Tā de wén zhāng jì lù le xǔ duō wén rén yǎ shì de yùn shì.His essays record many refined pastimes of scholars and literati.
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