方冊

简 方册 · 繁 方冊
Mandarin · pinyin fāng cè

Meanings

  1. ancient books and volumes
  2. classical writings
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方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
冊
cè · book, volume
册
cè · book, volume, register, list
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1–4 · fang1 ce4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong1 caak3

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noun

  1. (literary) ancient books

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