白文
Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
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simp. and trad. (白文) | 白 | 文 | |
anagram | 文白 |
Pronunciation
Noun
白文
- text of an annotated book
- unannotated edition of a book
- intagliated characters (on a seal)
- Bai script
- (Korean Classical Chinese) unapproved document
- 將限後白文,與私婢重斤,爭家舍,其推鞫以啓。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1479
- Jang han hu baengmun, yeo sabi Junggeun, jaeng gaseo, gi chuguk i gye. [Sino-Korean]
- He took an unapproved document that had expired and fought with Junggeun, a private slave-girl, over [the ownership of] her residence. Have this investigated, and report back.
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (白文):
- → Japanese: 白文 (hakubun)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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白 | 文 |
はく Grade: 1 | ぶん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) はくぶん [hàkúbúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]
Noun
白文 • (hakubun)
- unannotated Classical Chinese text, as opposed to Classical Chinese text annotated with kunten reading aids to read it as Japanese, or the Japanese reading of a Classical Chinese text
- Example: 楚人有鬻盾與矛者, as opposed to 楚人有下鬻二盾與一レ矛者上 or 楚人に盾と矛とを鬻ぐ者有り (sohito ni tate to hoko to o hisagu mono ari).
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN