văn ngôn
Pronunciation
Northern
/van˧˧ ŋon˧˧/
Central
/jaŋ˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˥/
Southern
/jaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧/
Literary Chinese
Noun
Literary Chinese
2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
Literary Chinese Discourse & Logic
Literary Chinese is a traditional style of written Chinese used for formal literature and documents throughout many centuries of history.
vi Văn ngôn được sử dụng trong nhiều tài liệu cổ.
en Literary Chinese was used in many ancient documents.
Sense 2
Noun
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese refers to the literary language used in ancient China, characterized by its concise grammar and traditional vocabulary choices.
vi Nhiều tác phẩm văn học được viết bằng văn ngôn.
en Many literary works were written in Classical Chinese.
Parts
văn / ngôn / 文言
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Parts
văn / ngôn / 文言
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
文言
Candidates by syllable
văn
文
ngôn
言
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
văn phòng / nhà văn / văn hoá / văn học …
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Use
văn phòng / nhà văn / văn hoá / văn học …