文理

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Chinese

language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
simp. and trad.
(文理) 		文 理

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

文理

  1. unity and coherence in writing
  2. Short for 文科 (wénkē) + 理科 (lǐkē): “liberal arts and science”.
    文理學院／文理学院  ―  wénlǐ xuéyuàn  ―  College of Arts & Sciences
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of 文言文 (wényánwén)
    文理和合本  ―  Wénlǐ Héhéběn  ―  Classical Chinese Union Version

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

文理

  1. (Xianyou Puxian Min) cultured, refined, elegant, polite

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “文理”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 392.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
文 理
ぶん
Grade: 1 		り
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

文(ぶん)理(り) • (bunri) ←ぶんり (bunri)?

  1. liberal arts and science
    Meronyms: 文系 (bunkei), 理系 (rikei)
    文理(ぶんり)問(と)わず必要(ひつよう)
    bunri towazu hitsuyō
    necessary for both liberal arts and science students

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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