secret manual; rare book; esoteric text
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
secret book or manual; rare and valuable text; cheat code book (variant of 秘籍)
neutralOften used in martial arts novels to refer to secret kung fu manuals, or in gaming to refer to cheat codes. The form 秘笈 emphasizes the 'bamboo box' (笈) connotation of ancient books, while 秘籍 emphasizes the 'secret' aspect.
Tā他
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
běn本
wǔ武
gōng功
mì秘
jí笈
。
He discovered a secret martial arts manual in a cave.
Zhè这
běn本
yóu游
xì戏
mì秘
jí笈
jì记
zài载
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
yǐn隐
cáng藏
guān关
kǎ卡
de的
tōng通
guān关
fāng方
fǎ法
。
This game guide records how to clear all the hidden levels.
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Zǔ祖
chuán传
mì秘
jí笈
bù不
wài外
chuán传
。
The ancestral secret manual is not passed on to outsiders.