变文 meaning in English
(唐代说唱体文学作品) a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the tang dynasty (618-907), with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on buddhistic themes)
Examples
- A thorough survey to the new disyllables of dunhuang
敦煌变文双音新词全面透视 - Some notes of proof - reading on dunhuangbianwen
敦煌变文校读偶得 - Dating on two dunhuang bianwen
敦煌变文断代研究札记二则 - On the source relationship between buddhism classical works and the words of dunhuang bianwen
论敦煌变文语汇的佛典渊源 - Polyphones in dunhuang bianwen and its influence on the pronunciation of modern chinese
从敦煌变文多音词看近代汉语复音化的趋势