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類書

简类书 · 繁類書

Mandarin · pinyin lèi shū

reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China)

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类: lèi · class, group, kind, category
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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4–1 · lei4 shu1

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(historical) miscellany of popular writings (a kind of reference book historically compiled in China and other countries of the Sinosphere, with material taken from various sources and arranged according to subjects)
book of a similar nature

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