文白

Chinese
 
language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad.
(文白)		 文 白
anagram 白文

Pronunciation

Noun

文白

  1. (linguistics) literary (文讀／文读) and vernacular (白讀／白读) readings
    文白異讀／文白异读  ―  wénbái yìdú  ―  different literary and vernacular readings
    不分文白的方言  ―  bùfēn wénbái de fāngyán  ―  dialect without a literary–vernacular distinction
  2. (language) literary Chinese (文言文) and vernacular Chinese (白話文／白话文)
    文白之爭／文白之争  ―  wénbái zhī zhēng  ―  literary–vernacular debate
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