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Yaleliht jyuhn
Definition
Biographies of ministers and famous figures within the official Chinese dynastic histories.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the biographical section found in traditional Chinese dynastic histories. It is a formal, academic term that is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing literature or history. Unlike modern biographies, it follows a rigid, standardized structure established by Sima Qian.
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The biographies in this history book are written in great detail.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
