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識文斷字

简 识文断字 · 繁 識文斷字
Mandarin · pinyin shí wén duàn zì

Meanings

  1. (idiom) able to read; literate
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識
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
斷
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字
zì · letter, character, word
识
shí · shì · recognize, understand, know
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
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Mandarin tones

2–2–4–4 · shi2 wen2 duan4 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6

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sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6

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phrase

  1. (literary) to be literate

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