unabridged book edition; complete text
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complete and unabridged edition of a book; uncut version
A bibliographic term used to distinguish complete original texts from abridged (节本), expurgated (洁本), or incomplete editions. Common in academic and publishing contexts.
Dà大
zì字
zú足
běn本
《
Sān三
Guó国
Yǎn演
Yì义
》
Large-print unabridged edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Zhè这
bù部
zú足
běn本
《
Hóng红
Lóu楼
Mèng梦
》
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
，
méi没
yǒu有
quē缺
yè页
。
This unabridged edition of Dream of the Red Chamber is perfectly preserved with no missing pages.
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Yǔ与
jié节
běn本
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
zú足
běn本
gèng更
néng能
tǐ体
xiàn现
zuò作
zhě者
de的
yuán原
yì意
hé和
wán完
zhěng整
gòu构
sī思
。
Compared to abridged versions, the unabridged edition better reflects the author's original intent and complete conception.