Meaning of 曲笔
曲笔 means falsified historical records; distorted accounts (by historians intentionally concealing truth); indirect writing style; digression from the main topic (as a deliberate literary device). Pronounced qū bǐ.
- falsified historical records; distorted accounts (by historians intentionally concealing truth)
- indirect writing style; digression from the main topic (as a deliberate literary device)
Definitions & Examples
Yóu由
yú于
dāng当
shí时
zhèng政
zhì治
yā压
lì力
tài太
dà大
，
shǐ史
guān官
bù不
dé得
bù不
shǐ使
yòng用
qū曲
bǐ笔
lái来
jì记
lù录
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
。
Due to the immense political pressure at the time, the historians had no choice but to use falsified records when documenting that period of history.
Zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shū书
yīn因
chōng充
mǎn满
qū曲
bǐ笔
ér而
bèi被
hòu后
rén人
pī批
píng评
quē缺
fá乏
zhēn真
shí实
xìng性
。
This historical text was criticized by later generations for lacking authenticity because it was full of distortions.
Yōu优
xiù秀
de的
shǐ史
guān官
yīng应
dāng当
bǐng秉
bǐ笔
zhí直
shū书
，
ér而
bù不
yīng应
shǐ使
yòng用
qū曲
bǐ笔
lái来
tǎo讨
hǎo好
quán权
guì贵
。
Excellent historians should write with integrity and truth, rather than using falsified records to curry favor with the powerful.
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Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
个/ gè
次/ cì