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斯文

Mandarin · pinyin sī wén

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
文: wén · literature, culture, writing

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1–2 · si1 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 man4

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adj

gentle; refined; courteous; polite
(Taiwanese Hakka) handsome

noun

(literary) scholar; literati
(literary) elegance; refinement
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 斯 (sī), 文.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 斯 (sī), 文. — (literary) this text

name

a transliteration of the Swedish male given name Sven

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