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片文只事 — “Fragmentary and incomplete lost writings or anecdotes”

片文只事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fragmentary and incomplete lost writings or anecdotes”. Scattered bits of information. Literally, “Fragmentary texts and isolated matters”.

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片文只事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

片文只事 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
片
piàn4flat thin piece, slice
文
wén4written language and culture
只
zhī5only, just, merely
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 片文只事

这部地方志虽然收录了不少片文只事,但对于研究当地历史文化仍有参考价值。
Although this local gazetteer includes many fragmentary writings and scattered anecdotes, it still holds reference value for studying local history and culture.

Idioms Related to 片文只事

More idioms starting with 片

  • piàn片yún云zhē遮dǐng顶receive a significant favor or blessing
  • piàn片guāng光líng零yǔ羽scattered fragments of brilliance
  • piàn片shàn善xiǎo小cái才a person of limited talent or minor ability
  • piàn片jiē接cùn寸fù附to clumsily piece together disparate elements
  • piàn片wén文zhī只zì字a few words or a tiny bit of writing
  • piàn片wǎ瓦bù不cún存completely destroyed, not a single tile remains
  • piàn片wǎ瓦bù不liú留completely destroyed
  • piàn片wǎ瓦wú无cún存utterly destroyed, not a single tile remains
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不huí回suffering complete annihilation
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不cún存completely annihilated
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不guī归total defeat, no survivors
  • piàn片jiǎ甲bù不liú留wipe out completely

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Questions about 片文只事

What does 片文只事 mean?

片文只事 (piàn wén zhī shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fragmentary and incomplete lost writings or anecdotes”.

How do you pronounce 片文只事?

片文只事 is pronounced piàn wén zhī shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 片文只事 literally mean?

Literally, 片文只事 means “Fragmentary texts and isolated matters”. It is used to mean “Fragmentary and incomplete lost writings or anecdotes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 片文只事?

指零碎不全的佚文轶事。

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