Definition
碑文 refers to the text carved on a stone tablet (碑). These inscriptions are common in China at historical sites, tombs, temples, and monuments, often recording events, praising virtues, or transmitting classical texts. The term is more formal than the everyday word 刻字 (carved characters) and has a historical or scholarly tone.
n.
inscription on a stone tablet (commemorative or historical)
Examples
- 碑文。Zhè kuài shíbēi shàng de bēi wén yǐjīng móhu bù qīng le.The inscription on this stone tablet has become illegible.
- 碑文。Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zǐxì yánjiū le mù zhōng de bēi wén.The archaeologists carefully studied the inscription in the tomb.
- 碑文。Zhè zuò sìmiào lǐ bǎocún zhe xǔduō Táng dài de bēi wén.This temple preserves many Tang dynasty stone tablet inscriptions.
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