Wu Lai

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• 深褭山道人 室名、別號
• 淵穎先生 諡號
• 立夫 字
• 貞文 諡號

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• 書院山長
• 士人

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1. [1] Name, dates, and sobriquets This passage gives Wu Lai’s name, dates, Yuan-dynasty identity, Wuzhou Pujiang origin, original name, style name, variant sobriquets, and posthumous titles.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)These fields confirm Wu Lai’s name, dates, Yuan-dynasty identity, Pujiang origin, and the names Lifu, Shenniaoshan Daoren, Yuanying Xiansheng, and Zhenwen.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The profile and biographical passages identify him as a Yuan-dynasty man from Wuzhou Pujiang, born in 1297 and deceased in 1340, originally named Lai, styled Lifu, known as Shenniaoshan Daoren, and posthumously titled Yuanying Xiansheng.
   • WikidataWu Lai (Q10919702)The item supplies the English and traditional-Chinese labels, identifies him as a Yuan-dynasty person, and lists Lifu, Shenniaoshan daoren, Yuanying xianshseng, and Zhenwen among his names.
2. [2] Family and friendship Wu Lai was the son of Wu Zhifang, with Fang Feng as his wife’s grandfather and Fang Chu as his father-in-law, and he was a friend of Dai Cheng.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The kinship fields identify Wu Zhifang as his father, Fang Feng as his wife’s grandfather, and Fang Chu as his father-in-law; the association field identifies Dai Cheng as a friend.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The biographical passages identify Wu Lai as Wu Zhifang’s son and describe Wu Zhifang as a Jixian Academician.
3. [3] Teacher and examinations Wu Lai studied under Fang Feng, shared Fang Shaofu’s school with Huang Jin and Liu Guan, read widely, was listed as a provincial tribute candidate, and failed the presented-scholar examination in the seventh year of Yanyou after being recommended through the Spring and Autumn.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The association and examination entries identify Fang Feng as a teacher and list both the provincial tribute status and failure in the presented-scholar and other examinations.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The biographical passages state that he studied under Fang Feng, shared Fang Shaofu’s school with Huang Jin and Liu Guan, read extensively, and failed the Yanyou presented-scholar examination after being recommended in the Spring and Autumn.
4. [4] Retreat and travels After failing, Wu Lai withdrew to Shenniao-shan, investigated the hidden meanings of the books, travelled through several sites, and wrote Guanri fu to express his aspirations; the two forms of the mountain name are retained.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The two biographical passages describe his retreat to Shenniao-shan, his search into the books’ meanings, his travels through Haidongzhou, Jiaomen Gorge, Xiaobaihua Mountain, and Pantuo Rock, and his composition of Guanri fu.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The name field supplies the alternate form Shenniaoshan Daoren, corresponding to the variant mountain-name spelling in the passage.
5. [5] Lodging and pastoral life Wu Lai lodged with Chen Shizhen in the same county, lived near Longqiu and Wuxie, and found contentment in daily chanting and poetry.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The biographical passage says that he lodged with Chen Shizhen, lived near Longqiu and Wuxie, and daily chanted and composed poetry in a state of contentment.
6. [6] Appointment and death A censor recommended Wu Lai as a maocai and he received the post of head of Changxiang Academy in Raozhou Circuit; the wording of the appointment varies between appointment and assignment, and he died in 1340 at forty-four before taking office.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The two passages agree on the censor’s recommendation, the Changxiang Academy post, the illness before taking office, and death at forty-four, while using the verbs appointed and assigned differently.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The status and date fields list him as a head of an academy and give his death year as 1340.
7. [7] Posthumous title Song Lian and the other disciples proposed Yuanying Xiansheng as Wu Lai’s private posthumous title because of the depth of his classical interpretations and the chaste incisiveness of his prose.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage gives the disciples’ reasoning about the depth of his classical interpretations and the incisiveness of his prose, and states that they privately bestowed the title Yuanying Xiansheng.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The name field lists Yuanying Xiansheng as a posthumous title, and the association field identifies Song Lian as a disciple.
8. [8] Children Wu Lai’s children included the eldest son Wu Shi’e and the second son Wu Shimi.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The kinship fields identify Wu Shi’e as the eldest son and Wu Shimi as the second son.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage names Wu Shi’e as Wu Lai’s son and says that he arranged the surviving writings.
9. [9] Disciples Wu Lai’s disciples included Song Lian, Dai Liang, Zheng Shen, Hu Han, Chen Shizhen, Fu Zhirou, and Lou Guangheng.
   • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The association fields list Song Lian, Dai Liang, Zheng Shen, Hu Han, Chen Shizhen, Fu Zhirou, and Lou Guangheng under the student relationship.
   • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage explicitly calls Song Lian a disciple and Hu Han a disciple who wrote the preface.
10. [10] Appearance and connoisseurship Wu Lai was described as physically frail with blue-green eyes, and as able to identify an ancient text’s period and author from its diction and tone.
    • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage describes his frail body and blue-green eyes and recounts his ability to identify an ancient prose work’s period and author from its diction and tone.
11. [11] Improvised composition At a friend’s house, Wu Lai used dozens of sheets of Shan paper to compose a long song in an instant, astonishing the onlookers.
    • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage recounts that he saw dozens of sheets of Shan paper, jokingly composed a long song, finished in an instant, and astonished the observers.
12. [12] Critical assessments Hu Zhu compared Wu Lai’s prose to a silent, rapidly advancing army, Huang Jin praised its bold depth and Qin–Han character, while another assessment contrasted its perceived shallowness with Lifu’s concern for its breadth.
    • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The passage preserves Hu Zhu’s military comparison, Huang Jin’s praise of the prose as bold and profound like Qin–Han writing, and the contrast between others’ complaint of shallowness and Lifu’s concern about breadth.
13. [13] Principal works Wu Lai’s principal works include Shangshu Biaoshuo, Chunqiu Shibian Tu, Chunqiu Chuanshou Pu, Gu Zhifang Lu, Mengzi Dizi Liezhuan, Chuhan Zhengsheng, and Yuefu Leibian.
    • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The works fields list these seven titles and classify their role as authorship.
    • Souyun吳萊 (38391)Both biographical passages list these works among Wu Lai’s writings.
14. [14] Other writings and collection Additional titles include Nanhai Guji Ji, Wu Lai Wenji, Tanglü Shanyao, Yuefu Leibian, Songyang Zhilüe, Sangha Yilu, Yuanying Wu Xiansheng Fulu, and Yongdong Shanshui Guji Ji; Guanri fu was written during the Haidongzhou journey, Wu Shi’e arranged the surviving writings into twelve juan, Hu Han wrote the preface, and Yuanying ji is also associated with him.
    • CBDBWu Lai (28195)The works fields add Yuanying ji and the eight additional titles; the eight titles are classified as authored works, while the role for Yuanying ji is unspecified.
    • Souyun吳萊 (38391)The biographical passages supply the circumstances of Guanri fu, Wu Shi’e’s arrangement of twelve juan of surviving writings, Hu Han’s preface, and the title Yuanying ji.