archaic and abstruse; difficult to understand
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
archaic and abstruse; ancient and profound; difficult to understand
literaryUsually describes literary works, poetry, or writing style that is difficult to understand due to archaic language or profound content.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
guò过
yú于
gǔ古
ào奥
，
yī一
bān般
dú读
zhě者
hěn很
nán难
lǐ理
jiě解
。
This article is written in too archaic and abstruse a style for ordinary readers to understand.
Tā他
de的
shī诗
fēng风
gǔ古
ào奥
，
jì继
chéng承
le了
hàn汉
wèi魏
yuè乐
fǔ府
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
。
His poetic style is archaic and profound, inheriting the tradition of the Han and Wei Yuefu poetry.
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Zhè这
bù部
jīng经
diǎn典
suī虽
rán然
gǔ古
ào奥
，
dàn但
hán含
yì义
shēn深
yuǎn远
。
Although this classic is archaic and difficult to understand, its meaning is profound and far-reaching.