文言 [－－]

Jyutping man4 jin4
Pinyin wén yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Classical Chinese
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    以古漢語​為​基​礎​嘅​文​體
    Wenyan; classical Chinese
  2. 近義詞
    文言文
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Literary Chinese (literary language used from the fall of the Han dynasty (220 C.E.) to the early 20th century)
  2. noun
    Classical Chinese (literary language used in old China)
    • 文言詞彙
      文言词汇
      wén yán cí huì
      Classical Chinese vocabulary
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    白话文比文言文易明白好多。
    白話文比文言文易明白好多。
    baak6 waa2 man4 bei2 man4 jin4 man2 ji6 ming4 baak6 hou2 do1.
    • The vernacular style Chinese writing is much easier to understand than classical style Chinese.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    文言词汇
    文言詞彙
    wén yán cí huì
    • Classical Chinese vocabulary