commentary and sub-commentary
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commentary and sub-commentary; collectively referring to annotations on classical texts and explanatory notes on those annotations
technicalA technical term in classical Chinese scholarship referring to the dual-layer format of primary annotations (注) on canonical texts and sub-commentaries (疏) explaining those annotations. Most famously seen in the 'Thirteen Classics with Commentaries and Sub-commentaries' (《十三经注疏》).
《
Shí十
sān三
jīng经
zhù注
shū疏
》
shì是
yán研
jiū究
rú儒
jiā家
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zī资
liào料
。
The Thirteen Classics with Commentaries and Sub-commentaries is an important resource for studying Confucian classics.
Táng唐
dài代
xué学
zhě者
wéi为
qián前
rén人
de的
zhù注
jiě解
zuò作
le了
xiáng详
xì细
de的
zhù注
shū疏
。
Tang Dynasty scholars wrote detailed sub-commentaries on the annotations of their predecessors.
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Zhù注
shū疏
tǐ体
lì例
tōng通
cháng常
xiān先
liè列
jīng经
wén文
，
zài再
liè列
zhù注
wén文
，
zuì最
hòu后
liè列
shū疏
wén文
。
The commentary-sub-commentary format usually lists the canonical text first, then the commentary, and finally the sub-commentary.