"Classical Chinese" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Classical Chinese}} Classical Chinese
  1. The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.). In Chinese, 古文 (gǔwén, “Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語/古典汉语 (“Classical Chinese”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature. Categories (topical): Chinese, Languages Synonyms: Literary Chinese
    Sense id: en-Classical_Chinese-en-name-y0fyoBa8 Disambiguation of Chinese: 55 45 Disambiguation of Languages: 60 40 Categories (other): Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 72 28
  2. The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) to the early 20th century. Categories (topical): Chinese
    Sense id: en-Classical_Chinese-en-name-80tsgM2x Disambiguation of Chinese: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (language): 文言 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 文言文 (alt: man⁴ jin⁴ man⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 文言 (man⁴ jin⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 古文 (alt: gu² man⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 文言文 (Wényánwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 文言 (Wényán) (Chinese Mandarin), 古文 (Gǔwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 漢文 (Chinese Mandarin), 汉文 (Hànwén) (Chinese Mandarin), klassinen kiina (Finnish), chinois classique [masculine] (French), klassisches Chinesisch [neuter] (German), bahasa Tionghoa Klasik (Indonesian), cinese classico [masculine] (Italian), lingua cinese classica [feminine] (Italian), 漢文 (Kanbun) (alt: かんぶん) (Japanese), 한문 (Hanmun) (alt: 漢文) (Korean), bahasa Cina Klasik (Malay), chinês clássico [masculine] (Portuguese), вэнья́нь (vɛnʹjánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), класси́ческий кита́йский язы́к (klassíčeskij kitájskij jazýk) [masculine] (Russian), chino clásico (Spanish), klassisk kinesiska (Swedish), Hán văn (alt: 漢文) (Vietnamese), cổ văn (alt: 古文) (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'language': 46 54
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