prophetic texts and apocrypha; ancient divination and mystical literature
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prophetic divination texts (chen) and apocryphal weft texts (wei); ancient Chinese mystical literature attached to Confucian classics
formalA technical term from Chinese intellectual history referring to the combined corpus of prophetic divination texts (chen) and mystical apocryphal interpretations of Confucian classics (wei) popular during the Qin, Han, and Wei-Jin periods. Often used in the phrase 谶纬之学.
Chèn谶
wěi纬
zhī之
xué学
zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
fēi非
cháng常
liú流
xíng行
。
The study of chenwei was very popular during the Han Dynasty.
Zhè这
xiē些
chèn谶
wěi纬
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
mí迷
xìn信
sè色
cǎi彩
。
These chenwei texts are full of superstitious elements.
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Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
cháng常
lì利
yòng用
chèn谶
wěi纬
lái来
gǒng巩
gù固
tǒng统
zhì治
。
Ancient emperors often utilized chenwei to consolidate their rule.
Wěi纬
shū书
shì是
chèn谶
wěi纬
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Weft texts are an important component of chenwei.