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Meaning of 训诂

训诂 means to explain or interpret words and sentences in ancient books; exegetics; the study of exegesis or philology, especially of ancient Chinese texts. Pronounced xùn gǔ.

  • to explain or interpret words and sentences in ancient books
  • exegetics; the study of exegesis or philology, especially of ancient Chinese texts

Definitions & Examples

Qīng
dài
xué
zhě
huā
fèi
shù
shí
nián
shí
jiān
xùn
zhè
jīng
diǎn
 

Qing Dynasty scholars spent decades explicating and annotating this classic text.

Xùn
wén
yào
shēn
hòu
de
guó
xué
gōng
 

Interpreting ancient characters requires a profound foundation in traditional Chinese scholarship.

zài
lùn
wén
zhōng
xiáng
xùn
le
 
shī
jīng
 
zhōng
de
sān
nán
huì
 

In his paper, he provided detailed exegesis for three difficult vocabulary items in the Book of Songs.