duàn
biān
cán
jiǎn

idiom

Meaning of 断编残简

断编残简 means incomplete book; fragmentary document; surviving scraps of ancient text. Pronounced duàn biān cán jiǎn.

  • incomplete book; fragmentary document; surviving scraps of ancient text

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
běn
chū
de
shū
jīng
làn
 
zhǐ
shèng
xià
xiē
duàn
biān
cán
jiǎn
 

This unearthed ancient book has rotted, leaving only some fragmentary remains.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zhǐ
néng
cóng
zhè
xiē
duàn
biān
cán
jiǎn
zhōng
tuī
dāng
nián
de
shǐ
 

Archaeologists can only infer the history of that era from these fragmented writings.

Yán
jiū
wén
yào
de
nài
xīn
 
yīn
wèi
miàn
duì
de
cháng
shì
duàn
biān
cán
jiǎn
 

Studying ancient scripts requires great patience because one often faces fragmentary texts.

Zhè
xiē
duàn
jiǎn
cán
piān
shì
yán
jiū
Táng
dài
shī
de
zhòng
yào
liào
 

These surviving fragments of text are important materials for the study of Tang dynasty poetry.