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爰書

爰書

See also: 爰书

Chinese

		therefore; to lead on to	book; letter
trad. (爰書)		爰	書
simp. (爰书)		爰	书

Noun

爰書

(literary, archaic) court report detailing a verdict, confession, etc. (in use during the Qin and Han dynasties)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánshū

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁴ syu¹, jyun⁴ syu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yuánshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshu
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    原書／原书
    爰書／爰书
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun⁴ syu¹, jyun⁴ syu¹
  - Yale: wùhn syū, yùhn syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁴ sy¹, jyn⁴ sy¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːn²¹ ɕyː⁵⁵/, /jyːn²¹ ɕyː⁵⁵/