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夏五郭公
xià​wǔ​guō​gōng

lacuna

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
夏五郭公 xià​wǔ​guō​gōng
lacuna
Missing or corrupted text in a book or manuscript. This idiom refers to two incomplete phrases from the classic text "Spring and Autumn Annals": "summer, five" (missing the month) and "Duke of Guo" (lacking a corresponding narrative).

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  • 郭公夏五 guō​gōng​xià​wǔ
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