Mao Zonggang, a writer of the late Qing Dynasty, once commented that the languages of the Three Kingdoms were?

Answer 1

Mao Zonggang was a writer at the end of the Qing Dynasty. He evaluated the languages of the Three Kingdoms and believed that the Chinese language of the Three Kingdoms period had the unique charm of the following characteristics:

1. Conciseness and Brightness: The Chinese language of the Three Kingdoms period was concise and bright-spoken. The words were concise, clear, and easy to understand.

2. Connotation and euphemism: Chinese during the Three Kingdoms period used a large number of rhetorical devices such as metaphor, personification, metonymy, etc. to express profound thoughts and feelings.

3. Both refined and popular: During the Three Kingdoms period, both writers and ordinary people could use the Chinese language and could use it very naturally, so both refined and popular.

4. Rhythmic: Chinese during the Three Kingdoms period had a unique sense of rhythm. Words and sentences had a certain sense of rhythm. It was very comfortable to read.

Mao Zonggang believed that the Chinese language of the Three Kingdoms period had a unique charm and was an indispensable part of the history of Chinese literature.