xùn​gǔ

exegesis

Senses

训诂/ 訓詁 xùn​gǔ exegesis

to interpret and explain the meaning of words and phrases in ancient texts; to provide commentary on classics

训诂/ 訓詁 xùn​gǔ [historical linguistics]

(bound form) short for 训诂学 xùn​gǔ​xué, the academic study of historical Chinese semantics and philology

References

abbreviation 训诂/訓詁 训诂学/訓詁學
see 训/訓 训诂/訓詁
see 诂/詁 训诂/訓詁