文以载道

Traditional: 文以載道

wén yǐ zài dào

Dictionary entry

words of truth

What does 文以载道 mean?

文以载道 (wén yǐ zài dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1words of truth

2moral expressed in words

3written article explaining a moral

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文Wénsurname Wen 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]载zǎito record in writing · to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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文以载道

wén yǐ zài dào

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