thư tịch
Definition
Noun:
- Literature / Corpus: The collective body of published writings, books, and scholarly works on a particular subject or from a specific culture or period.
- Archives / Bibliographic Records: A collection or catalog of books and documents, especially of a historical or archival nature.
Noun (archaic usage):
- Books / Texts: Refers to physical books and written materials, often in a classical or historical context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thư tịch cổ về y học Việt Nam rất quý giá. (The ancient literature on Vietnamese medicine is very precious.)
- Thư viện quốc gia lưu giữ nhiều thư tịch hiếm. (The national library preserves many rare archives.)
- Quân xâm lược đã đốt phá thư tịch của làng. (The invaders burned the village's books.)
Advanced Usage
- "thư tịch học": bibliography, the study of books as physical objects and the systematic description of publications.
- Anh ấy chuyên về thư tịch học cổ Trung Hoa. (He specializes in classical Chinese bibliography.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tư liệu thư tịch (n): documentary sources, bibliographic materials.
- Công trình nghiên cứu dựa trên tư liệu thư tịch phong phú. (The research is based on rich documentary sources.)
Synonyms
- Literature: Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
- Corpus: A collection of written texts.
- Archives: A collection of historical documents or records.
- Bibliography: A list of writings on a specific subject or by a specific author.
Related Terms
- Văn hiến: This term often overlaps with "thư tịch" but emphasizes a longer, established tradition of literary and scholarly culture.
- Việt Nam là một đất nước có văn hiến lâu đời. (Vietnam is a country with a long-standing scholarly tradition.)