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[sigui]

can anyone tell me what the chinese graphs are for Hu Shi's four points of the "literary revolution"?

1. speak only when you have something to say
2. say what you have to say, and say it as it is said
3. speak your own language, not the language of others
4. speak the language of your own time

thx! and, if you have an online reference for that, i'd appreciate that too!

[Honam]

can anyone tell me what the chinese graphs are for Hu Shi's four points of the "literary revolution"?

1. speak only when you have something to say
2. say what you have to say, and say it as it is said
3. speak your own language, not the language of others
4. speak the language of your own time

thx! and, if you have an online reference for that, i'd appreciate that too!

　　一，要有话说，方才说话。
　　二，有甚么话，说甚么话；话怎么说，就怎么说。
　　三，要说我自己的话，别说别人的话。
　　四，是甚么时代的人，说甚么时代的话。

The original eight points (八不主义) were

　 一，不做「言之无物」的文字。
　　二，不做「无病呻吟」的文字。
　　三，不用典。
　　四，不用套语烂调。
　　五，不重对偶：──文须废骈，诗须废律。
　　六，不做不合文法的文字。
　　七，不摹仿古人。
　　八，不避俗话俗字。

The four points version was published in 1918 in 建设的文学革命论.

[sigui]

thx very much honam! for the link too.
they are great points indeed, even a hundred years later!

[Honam]

3. speak your own language, not the language of others

It actually says "speak your own words, not others words", refering to avoid quoting the Classics (original point 7, but also a reference to points 3, 4, 5).