fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete literary remains
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fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete literary remains
literaryLiterary idiom, often used to refer to ancient books or manuscripts that have survived in incomplete form due to damage or loss. Also used metaphorically for incomplete historical records or information.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jīng经
guò过
zhàn战
huǒ火
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yī一
xiē些
duàn断
jiǎn简
cán残
biān编
。
After the war, only some fragmentary pages of this book remain.
Yán研
jiū究
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
hěn很
kùn困
nan难
，
yīn因
wèi为
xiāng相
guān关
de的
jì记
zǎi载
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
shì是
duàn断
jiǎn简
cán残
biān编
le了
。
Researching that period of history is difficult because the relevant records are all fragmentary remains.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
cóng从
zhè这
xiē些
duàn断
jiǎn简
cán残
biān编
zhōng中
pīn拼
còu凑
chū出
le了
bù部
fen分
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
yuán原
mào貌
。
Archaeologists pieced together part of the original appearance of the ancient texts from these fragmentary bamboo slips.