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古gu2文man2

gu2 man2gu2 man4gǔ wén

English

  1. old language
  2. the Classics
  3. Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  4. Classical Chinese as a school subject
  5. the ancient written words, sentences, and grammar; classical prose

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古時書寫嘅文字、句式、文法,而家唔再流行,例如中文嘅文言文、拉丁文

Examples

  • 神話讓我們能透悉古文明。

    The myth offers insights into the ancient civilization.

    Tatoeba · Rebeca CC BY

  • 經典古文

    classical prose

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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