William Dolby

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (22 Nov. 2016) by Straightback Publishing
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1540555852
• ISBN-13: 978-1540555854
• Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.6 x 22.9 cm

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Chinese literature, ancient and modern, is often rich with allusions, which can give its texts a compact weight, depth and resonance not otherwise available, and are a glory of Chinese civilisation. This dictionary explains a sample of well-known allusions, and provides an extensive index to facilitate the active use of the allusions for writers, and indeed speakers, of Chinese

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