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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslanguette de bambou
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lãɡɛt də bãbu
"Les archéologues ont déchiffré les inscriptions sur la languette de bambou."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A narrow strip of bamboo or wood used in ancient China for writing documents and books prior to the widespread use of paper.
"Archaeologists uncovered thousands of well-preserved bamboo slips detailing ancient administrative laws." - 2
Collectively, ancient Chinese manuscripts recorded on bamboo strips.
"The newly discovered bamboo slips provide invaluable insight into early Confucian philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese term 'zhújiàn' (竹简), referring to ancient strips of bamboo used as a writing medium before the invention of paper. Historically utilized during the Shang dynasty through the Han dynasty for official records, philosophical texts, and literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bamboo slip" is said worldwide
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languette de bambou
Transliteration: lãɡɛt də bãbu
"Les archéologues ont déchiffré les inscriptions sur la languette de bambou."
Bambusstreifen
Transliteration: ˈbambusˌʃtʁaɪfən
"Der Bambusstreifen enthält wichtige historische Aufzeichnungen."
striscia di bambù
Transliteration: ˈstrisːia di bamˈbu
"Ogni striscia di bambù è stata accuratamente catalogata."
tira de bambú
Transliteration: ˈtiɾa ðe βamˈbu
"La tira de bambú muestra antiguos caracteres chinos."
tira de bambu
Transliteration: ˈtʃiɾɐ dʒi bɐ̃ˈbu
"Os pesquisadores estudaram cada tira de bambu minuciosamente."
बांस की पट्टी
Transliteration: bans ki patti
"पुरातत्वविदों को प्राचीन बांस की पट्टी मिली।"
竹简
Transliteration: zhújiǎn
"这枚竹简记录了战国时期的历史。"
죽간
Transliteration: jukgan
"고대 발굴 현장에서 많은 죽간이 발견되었습니다."
竹簡
Transliteration: chikkan
"出土した竹簡には古代の法律が書かれている。"
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