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顾炎武

Gù Yán wǔdictionary entry
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Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

顧炎武 顾炎武 [Gu4 Yan2 wu3] /Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录/

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Other forms in these source records: 顧炎武

  • 顾
    gù

    to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to

    Gù

    surname Gu

  • 炎
    yán

    flame / inflammation / -itis

  • 武
    wǔ

    martial / military

    Wǔ

    surname Wu

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