Classical Chinese

English Proper noun Classical Chinese The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 ) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 ). In Chinese, cmn 古文 Ancient Writing Hani or, formally, cmn 古典漢語 Classical Chinese Hani. The language of many classics of Chinese literature. The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 ) to the early 20th century. Usage notes Sinologists distinguish between the language as used in antiquity (Classical Chinese), and the language used after the fall of the Han Dynasty (Literary Chinese) – in Chinese, cmn 文言 literary writing Hani – similar to the distinction between Classical Latin and Late Latin. In casual usage, these may be conflated. Synonyms en Literary Chinese Translations language Chinese: Cantonese: yue 文言文 man4 jin4 man4-2, yue 文言 man4 jin4, yue 古文 gu2 man4-2 Hokkien: nan-hbl 文言 bûn-giân Mandarin: cmn 文言文 Wényánwén, cmn 文言 Wényán, cmn 古文 Gǔwén, cmn 漢文 Hànwén Finnish: fi klassinen kiina French: fr chinois classique m German: de klassisches Chinesisch n Indonesian: id bahasa Tionghoa Klasik Italian: it cinese classico m, it lingua cinese classica f Japanese: ja 漢文 かんぶん, Kanbun Korean: ko ^한문(漢文) Malay: ms bahasa Cina Klasik Portuguese: pt chinês clássico m Russian: ru вэнья́нь m, ru класси́ческий кита́йский язы́к m Spanish: es chino clásico Swedish: sv klassisk kinesiska Vietnamese: vi Hán văn (vi 漢文), vi cổ văn (vi 古文) en Languages Chinese