文言
Chinese edit
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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simp. and trad. (文言) |
文 | 言 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
文言
- Literary Chinese (literary language used from the fall of the Han dynasty (220 C.E.) to the early 20th century)
- Classical Chinese (literary language used in old China)
Usage notes edit
Careful usage distinguishes between 文言 (wényán) (literary writing, used from the fall of the Han dynasty (220 C.E.) to the early 20th century) on the one hand, and 古文 (gǔwén, “Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語/古典汉语 (gǔdiǎn hànyǔ, “Classical Chinese”) (Classical Chinese, used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.)) on the other. However, the terms are often conflated.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 文言文 (wényánwén)
See also edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 言 |
もん Grade: 1 |
ごん Grade: 2 |
goon |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- wording (esp. of written text); words
- Synonym: 文句 (monku)
- 1927, 林不忘, 魔像 新版大岡政談[1], 青空文庫:
- 矢文、矢のさきに手紙が挾んである。開いてみると「明夜、残余の首頂戴に参堂、御用意あれ」――何とも不気味な、人を食った文言である。
- Yabumi, ya no saki ni tegami ga hasande aru. Hiraite miru to “myōya, zan'yo no kubi chōdai ni sandō, go-yōi are”――nan to mo bukimi na, hito o kutta mongon de aru.
- A letter was fixed to the front end of the arrow. They opened it and it read, “Tomorrow night, we will visit to collect the remaining heads. Be prepared.” The words were unspeakably eerie and taunting.
- 矢文、矢のさきに手紙が挾んである。開いてみると「明夜、残余の首頂戴に参堂、御用意あれ」――何とも不気味な、人を食った文言である。
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 言 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
げん Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- wording (esp. of written text); words
- Classical Chinese; classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
- Antonym: 白話 (hakuwa)
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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文 | 言 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 문언 (“Classical Chinese wording”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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文 | 言 |
Noun edit
文言
- chữ Hán form of văn ngôn (“Classical Chinese wording”).