burn (letters, papers)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to burn (letters, papers, etc.); to destroy by fire
literaryLiterary term typically used in the phrase '阅后付丙' (burn after reading). The character 丙 traditionally corresponds to fire in the heavenly stems, hence the expression. Also known as 付丙丁.
Zhè这
xiē些
jī机
mì密
xìn信
jiàn件
yuè阅
hòu后
fù付
bǐng丙
jí即
kě可
。
These confidential letters may be burned after reading.
Tā他
kàn看
wán完
xìn信
，
biàn便
jiāng将
qí其
fù付
bǐng丙
。
After reading the letter, he burned it.
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Jiù旧
shí时
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
shàng上
cháng常
zhù注
míng明
'
yuè阅
hòu后
fù付
bǐng丙
'
。
Important documents in olden times were often marked with 'burn after reading'.