created sense approved 索隐/索隱 · suǒyǐn · to explore the obscure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
索隐 / 索隱
suǒyǐn
to explore the obscure
To explore or expound upon deep, obscure, or hidden principles.
索 (literal) → 索 · suǒ · to search 隐 (literal) → 隐/隱 · yǐn · hidden
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created sense approved 索隐/索隱 · suǒyǐn · textual commentary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
索隐 / 索隱
suǒyǐn
textual commentary
A style of textual commentary that seeks to explain difficult or hidden meanings in classic literature, exemplified by the Shiji Suoyin (Seeking the Obscure in the Records of the Grand Historian)
索 (literal) → 索 · suǒ · to search 隐 (literal) → 隐/隱 · yǐn · riddle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition