Project Gutenberg 2016-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Unknown 爾雅 Erya Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erya Produced by Jing Ting Huang "爾雅" by Unknown is an ancient Chinese text that can be classified as a dictionary or lexicon written in a period that likely corresponds to the early centuries of the common era, reflecting the classical Chinese language and culture. The book covers a wide range of topics, including etymology, literature, and various aspects of life in ancient China, categorizing and explaining words and phrases that were significant in that context. The opening portion of the work presents a compendium of definitions and interpretations of characters and expressions used in historical and philosophical texts. It begins with a series of succinct entries that delve into various terms related to beginnings, governance, emotions, and cultural practices, exemplifying the complexity and depth of the Chinese language. This lexicon serves not only as a practical reference but also as a reflection of cultural values and societal structures during its time, providing readers with insight into ancient Chinese thought and language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese language -- To 600 Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Chinese AC Text Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 75968 2025-07-20T14:31:54.023361 text/html 75789 2025-01-20T14:56:45.041142 text/html 80874 2025-07-20T14:31:57.267340 application/epub+zip 79808 2025-07-20T14:31:55.425358 application/epub+zip 79809 2025-07-20T14:31:54.510358 application/epub+zip 138349 2025-07-20T14:31:58.668322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133069 2025-07-20T14:31:56.759424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108845 2022-09-23T13:48:03.535873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66824 2025-07-20T14:31:53.683357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47159 2024-10-23T00:16:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16164 2025-07-20T14:31:58.827336 application/rdf+xml 7071 2025-07-20T14:31:54.984344 image/jpeg 2122 2025-07-20T14:31:54.745353 image/jpeg 78100 2025-07-20T14:31:54.030345 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous