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Jyutping gu2 man2
Pinyin gǔ wén

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x

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Jyutping gu2 man4
Pinyin gǔ wén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old language
  2. the Classics
  3. Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  4. Classical Chinese as a school subject
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Literary Chinese
  2. noun
    Classical Chinese
  3. noun
    ancient script
    (syn.) 古, ǔ, é, z, w, 文, ì, 字, g, n
  4. noun
    Classical Chinese texts
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    神话让我们能透悉古文明。
    神話讓我們能透悉古文明。
    shén huà ràng wǒ men néng tòu xī gǔ wén míng 。
    • The myth offers insights into the ancient civilization.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    古文
    古文
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唐宋古文八大家
    唐宋古文八大家
    tong4 sung3 gu2 man4 baat3 daai6 gaa1
    • the Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. those involved in the Classics movement
  2. Cantonese
    古文字
    古文字
    gu2 man4 zi6
    • ancient script
  3. Cantonese
    考古文章
    考古文章
    haau2 gu2 man4 zoeng1
    • article previously written or containing historical records
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    古文化遗址
    古文化遺址
    gǔ wén huà yí zhǐ
    • archaeological site; archaeological ruin
  2. Mandarin
    现在许多同志的文章,空话连篇的也有,但比较少;主要的缺点就是古文多,半文半白的味道很大。
    現在許多同志的文章,空話連篇的也有,但比較少;主要的缺點就是古文多,半文半白的味道很大。
    xiàn zài xǔ duō tóng zhì de wén zhāng , kōng huà lián piān de yě yǒu , dàn bǐ jiào shǎo ; zhǔ yào de quē diǎn jiù shì gǔ wén duō , bàn wén bàn bái de wèi dào hěn dà .
    • Now, of the articles written by many comrades, some are long-winded and devoid of substance, but these are relatively few; the chief defects are an overuse of classical Chinese and too strong a flavour of the semi-literary, semi-vernacular style.