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phonetic; this
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language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
simp. and trad.
(斯文)
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斯
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文
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Pronunciation
Adjective
斯文
- gentle; refined; courteous; polite
女仔要斯文啲 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- neoi5 zai2 jiu3 si1 man4 di1
- girls need to be refined
Synonyms
- 優美／优美 (yōuměi) (of music, scenery)
- 典雅 (diǎnyǎ)
- 古雅 (gǔyǎ)
- 嫻／娴 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
- 嫻靜／娴静 (xiánjìng)
- 幽美 (yōuměi) (literary, of an environment)
- 彬 (bīn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 彬彬 (bīnbīn) (literary)
- 文雅 (wényǎ)
- 文靜／文静 (wénjìng)
- 斯文胎胎 (si1 wen2 tai1 tai1) (Sichuanese)
- 斯斯文文 (sīsīwénwén)
- 柔美 (róuměi) (of music, scenery)
- 酥巧 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 雅相 (ia3 sian4) (Xiang)
- 雅緻／雅致 (yǎzhì)
- 高尚 (gāoshàng)
- 高雅 (gāoyǎ)
Antonyms
- 低下 (dīxià)
- 低俗 (dīsú)
- 低級／低级 (dījí)
- 俗氣／俗气 (súqì)
- 俗骨 (zuk6 gwat1) (Cantonese)
- 傖俗／伧俗 (cāngsú) (formal)
- 卑俗 (bēisú)
- 庸俗 (yōngsú)
- 鄙俗 (bǐsú)
- 鄙吝 (bǐlìn) (literary)
Derived terms
Noun
斯文
- (literary) scholar; literati
- (literary) elegance; refinement
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 斯 (sī), 文.
- (literary) this text
Derived terms