created reference approved 玄谈/玄談 → 清谈/清談 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄谈 / 玄談 xuántán
清谈 / 清談 qīngtán
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 玄谈/玄談 → 玄义/玄義 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄谈 / 玄談 xuántán
玄义 / 玄義 xuányì
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 玄谈/玄談 · xuántán · abstruse talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄谈 / 玄談
xuántán
abstruse talk
Originally referred to philosophical discourse on the works of Laozi and Zhuangzi during the Wei and Jin Dynasties; currently used for impractical talk or empty theories that are disconnected from reality.
玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · profound 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · [what is said]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 玄谈/玄談 · xuántán · preface to scripture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄谈 / 玄談
xuántán
preface to scripture
(Buddhist) An overview or analysis of the profound meaning of a scripture delivered by a master before a detailed lecture; a foreword or introductory summary.
玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · profound 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · [what is said]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition