văn ngôn
Pronunciation
Northern
/van˧˧ ŋon˧˧/
Central
/jaŋ˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˥/
Southern
/jaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧/
Literary Chinese
2 senses
2 Components
Noun
Literary Chinese
Noun
Classical Chinese
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Noun
Literary Chinese
Discourse & Logic
Literary Chinese is a traditional style of written Chinese used for formal literature and documents throughout many centuries of history.
vi Văn ngôn được sử dụng trong nhiều tài liệu cổ.
en Literary Chinese was used in many ancient documents.
Sense 2
Noun
Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese refers to the literary language used in ancient China, characterized by its concise grammar and traditional vocabulary choices.
vi Nhiều tác phẩm văn học được viết bằng văn ngôn.
en Many literary works were written in Classical Chinese.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
文言
Candidates by syllable
văn
文
ngôn
言
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