bài​guān​yě​shǐ

books of anecdotes

  • created sense approved 稗官野史 · bài​guān​yě​shǐ · books of anecdotes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    稗官野史

    bài​guān​yě​shǐ

    books of anecdotes

    Unauthoritative books of anecdotes, historical trivia, or unofficial histories. Based on [[稗官|稗官|bai4 guan1]], an ancient low-ranking official who collected street talk for the emperor, and [[野史|野史|ye3 shi3]], privately written histories.

    稗官 (literal) → 稗官 · bài​guān · petty official 野史 (literal) → 野史 · yě​shǐ · unofficial history

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