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断简残编 — “Refers to fragmentary and incomplete ancient books or documents”

断简残编 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to fragmentary and incomplete ancient books or documents”. Tattered ancient texts. Literally, “broken bamboo slips and tattered bindings”.

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断简残编 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 断duàn
  • 简jiǎn
  • 残cán
  • 编biān

断简残编 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
断
duàn11break, stop, decide
简
jiǎn13simple, concise
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
编
biān12weave, compile, edit, compose

Example Sentence with 断简残编

图书馆的考古团队在整理文献时,发现了几卷断简残编,对研究古代文化有着重要意义。
While organizing documents, the library's archaeological team discovered several volumes of fragmentary and incomplete ancient texts, which are of great significance for studying ancient culture.

Idioms Related to 断简残编

Synonyms of 断简残编

  • piàn片zhǐ纸zhī只zì字a few words or a brief note

Antonyms of 断简残编

  • lián连piān篇lěi累dú牍excessively long and verbose writing
  • cháng长piān篇dà大lùn论long-winded discourse

More idioms starting with 断

  • duàn断hū乎bù不kě可Absolutely not allowed
  • duàn断shì事yǐ以lǐ理judge matters by reason
  • duàn断shì事rú如shén神make incredibly accurate judgments
  • duàn断jǐng井tuí颓yuán垣dilapidated courtyard
  • duàn断jué决rú如liú流make quick and decisive judgments
  • duàn断fú凫xù续hè鹤go against natural laws
  • duàn断fà发wén文shēn身ancient custom of cutting hair and tattooing body
  • duàn断fà发wén纹shēn身ancient custom of cutting hair and tattooing body
  • duàn断guī圭suì碎bì璧precious literary fragments
  • duàn断yuán垣cán残bì壁crumbling ruins
  • duàn断mò墨cán残chǔ楮incomplete ancient texts
  • duàn断bì壁cán残yuán垣ruins and dilapidated walls

Questions about 断简残编

What does 断简残编 mean?
断简残编 (duàn jiǎn cán biān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to fragmentary and incomplete ancient books or documents”.
How do you pronounce 断简残编?
断简残编 is pronounced duàn jiǎn cán biān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 断简残编 literally mean?
Literally, 断简残编 means “broken bamboo slips and tattered bindings”. It is used to mean “refers to fragmentary and incomplete ancient books or documents”.
What is the Chinese definition of 断简残编?
简:古代用来写字的竹片;编:穿简的细长皮条。指残缺不全的书籍。
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