wěi​shū

apocryphal classics

  • created reference approved 纬书/緯書 → 纬/緯 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纬书 / 緯書 wěi​shū

    纬 / 緯 wěi

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 纬书/緯書 · wěi​shū · apocryphal classics — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纬书 / 緯書

    wěi​shū

    apocryphal classics

    Ancient Chinese texts from the Han Dynasty that interpret Confucian classics with mystical, superstitious, or prophetic meanings; they often predict future events and contain myths and cultural history.

    纬 (bound) → 纬/緯 · wěi · divination books 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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