古文

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Chinese

ancient; old
language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
simp. and trad.
(古文)

Pronunciation


Noun

古文

  1. Classical Chinese
  2. Literary Chinese
  3. Classical Chinese texts
  4. (writing, palaeography) ancient script

Synonyms

  • (Classical Chinese): 文言文 (wényánwén)
  • (Classical Chinese texts): 文言文 (wényánwén)
  • (ancient script): 古文字 (gǔwénzì)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

古文

  1. chữ Hán form of cổ văn (ancient literature; Classical Chinese).