Jia Yi

Jia Yi
18th century depiction of Jia Yi
Traditional Chinese	賈誼
Simplified Chinese	贾谊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎ Yì Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jea Yih Wade–Giles Chia3 I4 IPA [tɕjà î] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáa Yih Jyutping Gaa2 Ji6 IPA [ka˧˥ ji˨] Southern Min Tâi-lô Ká Gī Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Kǽ Ngje Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *C.qˤ<r>aʔ ŋ(r)aj
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	賈生
Simplified Chinese	贾生
Literal meaning	"Scholar Jia"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎ shēng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáa sāang Southern Min Tâi-lô Ká sing Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *C.qˤ<r>aʔ sreŋ

Jia Yi (Wade–Giles: Chia I; c. 200 – 169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of fu rhapsody and for his essay "Disquisition Finding Fault with Qin" (Guò Qín Lùn 過秦論), which criticises the Qin dynasty and describes Jia's opinions on the reasons for its collapse. In particular, he is famous for his two fu, On the Owl (鵩鳥賦) and his Lament for Qu Yuan (吊屈原賦), and is author of the treatise Xinshu (新書), containing political and educational insights.^[1] The Book of Han's Journal on Literature attributes thirty eight writings to him.^[2]