dú
案（牘）牍
archaic
noun
Meaning of 案牍
案牍 means official documents; government papers. Pronounced dú.
- official documents; government papers
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
lì吏
měi每
rì日
xū需
chǔ处
lǐ理
dà大
liàng量
àn案
dú牍
。
Ancient officials needed to handle a large volume of official documents daily.
Wén文
dú牍
zhǔ主
yì义
shì是
zhǐ指
guò过
fèn分
yī依
lài赖
shū书
miàn面
wén文
jiàn件
de的
xíng形
shì式
zhǔ主
yì义
。
Red tape refers to formalism that excessively relies on written documents.
Tā他
de的
shū书
fáng房
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
wǎng往
lái来
de的
gōng公
dú牍
。
His study was piled with incoming and outgoing official correspondence.