| Names | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: | 羅隱 / 罗隐 |
| Pinyin: | Luó Yǐn |
| Wade-Giles: | Lo Yin |
| Zì 字: | Zhāojiàn 昭諫 / 昭谏 |
| Hào 號: | Jiāngdōngshēng 江東生 / 江东生 |
| běnmíng 本名: | Héng 橫 / 横 |
Luo Yin (833–909), born Luo Heng, courtesy name Zhaojian (昭谏), was a Chinese statesman and poet of the Tang Dynasty. List of years in poetry being assembled by WikiProjectPoetry Each page takes considerable effort to set up and is being systematically populated List of years in poetry being assembled by WikiProjectPoetry Each page takes considerable effort to set up and is being systematically populated A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name ( zì) is a given name to be used later in life China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a Politician or other notable figure of State who has had a long and respected career in A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Luo was born in Yuhang, Zhejiang. Yuhang District ( Chinese: 余杭区 Pinyin: Yúháng Qū is a district of the Zhejiang province China, under the jurisdiction of At the age of 20, he took his first imperial exam. He failed the exam ten times. As a result, he gave himself the pseudonym Yin (the dormant).
He was said to be of ugly countenance, and that he thought highly of himself and looked down on others. In 870, he was given a post in Hunan. However, he was unable to take advantage of the post, and returned to Zhejiang in 887. Penniless and frustrated, he later became an assistant to Qian Liu, but never shed his arrogant ways. Qian Liu 錢鏐 (852-932 CE was founder and first king of the Kingdom of Wuyue (吳越國 pinyin Wuyueguo (907-978 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period He died at the age of 77.
Luo Yin is best known for his plain spoken poetry and satiric wit. His most famous poem was called "Self Consolation" (自遣):
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