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古文

古文

Chinese

		ancient; old	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (古文)		古	文

Noun

古文

Classical Chinese
Literary Chinese
Chinese classics
(palaeography) ancient Chinese characters

Derived terms

古文字 (gǔwénzì)

古文獻／古文献

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔwén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² man⁴, gu² man^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-vùn
Min Nan (POJ): kó͘-bûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuwen
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu² man⁴, gu² man^4-2
  - Yale: gú màhn, gú mán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu² man⁴, gu² man^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ mɐn²¹/, /kuː³⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-vùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu` vunˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ vun²
  - IPA: /ku³¹ vun¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: kóo-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofbuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bun²³/