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訓詁

简训诂 · 繁訓詁

Mandarin · pinyin xùn gǔ

to interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts

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訓: Look up this written character
詁: Look up this written character
训: xùn · teach, instruct; exegesis
诂: gǔ · exegesis, explanation; explain

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4–3 · xun4 gu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan3 gu2

Cantonese word readings for 訓詁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to interpret the meaning of characters, words and phrases in Classical Chinese texts

noun

Classical Chinese text studies
exegesis; scholium

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