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文理

Mandarin · pinyin wén lǐ

arts and sciences

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文: wén · literature, culture, writing
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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2–3 · wen2 li3

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noun

unity and coherence in writing
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 文科 (wénkē) + 理科 (lǐkē): “liberal arts and science”
(obsolete) synonym of 文言文 (wényánwén)

adj

(Xianyou Puxian Min) cultured, refined, elegant, polite

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