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稗官野史

Mandarin · pinyin bài guān yě shǐ

(idiom) unofficial history; anecdotal historical account

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稗: bài · darnels, weeds, tares small
官: guān · official, public servant
野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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4–1–3–3 · bai4 guan1 ye3 shi3

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(idiomatic) anecdotal history; romances; books of anecdotes

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