檄文

檄文

Chinese

		dispatch; order	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (檄文)		檄	文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat⁶ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xíwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyiwen
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ u̯ən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat⁶ man⁴
    • Yale: haht màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁹ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed⁶ men⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚² mɐn²¹/

Noun

檄文

1. (archaic) an official call to arms; an official denunciation of the enemy; an official declaration of war
2. (archaic) a letter; a notification

Related terms

• 傳檄／传檄 (chuánxí)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
檄	文
げき Hyōgaiji	ぶん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

檄文 (hiragana げきぶん, rōmaji gekibun)

1. manifesto

Synonyms

• 檄 (げき) (geki)