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虫书鸟篆 — “Ancient, complex, or foreign script resembling insects and birds”

虫书鸟篆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ancient, complex, or foreign script resembling insects and birds”. Obscure writing. Literally, “Worm script, bird seal characters”.

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虫书鸟篆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

虫书鸟篆 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
虫
chóng6insect or bug
书
shū4book, write, document
鸟
niǎo5a bird
篆
zhuàn15seal script calligraphy

Example Sentence with 虫书鸟篆

这些古老的文献上记载着许多虫书鸟篆,至今无人能完全解读。
These ancient documents contain many insect-like and bird-like characters, which no one has been able to fully decipher to this day.

Idioms Related to 虫书鸟篆

More idioms starting with 虫

  • chóng虫shā沙yuán猿hè鹤perished in battle or died in conflict
  • chóng虫bì臂jù拒zhé辙futile resistance against overwhelming force
  • chóng虫bì臂shǔ鼠gān肝tiny and worthless things
  • chóng虫yú鱼zhī之xué学pedantic textual research
  • chóng虫míng鸣zhōng螽yuè跃insects chirping and grasshoppers leaping

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Questions about 虫书鸟篆

What does 虫书鸟篆 mean?

虫书鸟篆 (chóng shū niǎo zhuàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ancient, complex, or foreign script resembling insects and birds”.

How do you pronounce 虫书鸟篆?

虫书鸟篆 is pronounced chóng shū niǎo zhuàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 虫书鸟篆 literally mean?

Literally, 虫书鸟篆 means “Worm script, bird seal characters”. It is used to mean “Ancient, complex, or foreign script resembling insects and birds”.

What is the Chinese definition of 虫书鸟篆?

书:字体。字体像鸟虫。借指外国文字

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