select and edit; compile (esp. poetry anthologies)
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to select and edit; to differentiate and choose (literary works)
literaryOriginally derived from Du Fu's phrase '别裁伪体亲风雅'. In classical Chinese literary studies, it refers to the process of discerning quality works while rejecting inferior ones. The term is most famously used in the title of Shen Deqian's Qing Dynasty anthology 《唐诗别裁集》(Selected Tang Poems).
Shěn沈
Dé德
qián潜
bié别
cái裁
Táng唐
shī诗
，
biān编
chéng成
《
Táng唐
Shī诗
Bié别
Cái裁
Jí集
》
。
Shen Deqian selected and edited Tang poems, compiling them into 'Selected Tang Poems.'
《
Táng唐
Shī诗
Bié别
Cái裁
》
shì是
Qīng清
dài代
zhù著
míng名
de的
shī诗
gē歌
xuǎn选
běn本
。
'Selected Tang Poems' is a famous poetry anthology from the Qing Dynasty.
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Biān编
xuǎn选
gǔ古
jí籍
xū需
yào要
jīng精
xīn心
bié别
cái裁
，
bù不
néng能
suí随
yì意
shān删
gǎi改
。
Compiling ancient books requires careful selection and editing; one cannot delete or change things arbitrarily.