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時si4文man4

simp时文
si4 man4shí wén

English

  1. (historical) imperial examination essay; eight-legged essay 八股文[ba1 gu3 wen2]
  2. noun;referring to a popular stylistic period; literary form
  3. current-affairs article; topical commentary (esp. as reading material in educational contexts)

Examples

  • 呢份嘢唔係原作,係由時文拼湊而成。

    The work was not original. It was a cut and paste job from published articles.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

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