半文半白 bàn wén bàn bái Half Classical, Half Vernacular

Explanation

指的是文章或说话中，文言文和白话文混合使用的一种语言风格。

Refers to a language style in which classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese are mixed in articles or speeches.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，一位著名的学者李先生，要撰写一本关于古代诗歌的评论集。他博览群书，积累了丰富的知识，可是他发现用纯粹的文言文写作，显得过于艰涩难懂，而用纯粹的白话文写作，又难以表达出诗歌的深邃意境。于是，他灵机一动，决定采用半文半白的方式，既能保留古文的典雅韵味，又能使读者更容易理解。结果，他的评论集大受欢迎，被誉为是古代诗歌研究的扛鼎之作。

huì shuō táng cháo shí qī yī wèi zhù míng de xué zhě lǐ xiān shēng yào zhuàn xiě yī běn guān yú gǔ dài shī gē de píng lùn jí tā bó lǎn qún shū jī lěi le fēng fù de zhī shí kě shì tā fā xiàn yòng chún cuì de wén yán wén xuě zuò xiě xiǎn de guò yú jiān sè nán dǒng ér yòng chún cuì de bái huà wén xuě zuò xiě yòu nán yǐ biǎo dá chū shī gē de shēn suì yì jìng yú shì tā líng jī yī dòng jué dìng cǎi yòng bàn wén bàn bái de fāng shì jì néng bǎo liú gǔ wén de diǎn yǎ yùn wèi yòu néng shǐ dú zhě gèng róng yì lǐ jiě jié guǒ tā de píng lùn jí dà shòu huān yíng bèi yù wèi shì gǔ dài shī gē yán jiū de kāng dǐng zhī zuò

During the Tang Dynasty of ancient China, a renowned scholar named Mr. Li decided to write a collection of commentaries on ancient poetry. He had read widely and amassed a wealth of knowledge, but he found that writing purely in classical Chinese made it too difficult for readers to understand. Pure vernacular Chinese, on the other hand, could not capture the profound artistic conception of the poems. He then came up with a brilliant idea: to use a mix of classical and vernacular Chinese. In this way, he preserved the elegance of classical Chinese while improving readability. The collection became a success, recognized as a landmark achievement in ancient Chinese poetry studies.

Usage

用于形容文章或说话的风格，既有文言文的成分，又有白话文的成分。

yòng yú xíng róng wén zhāng huò shuō huà de fēng gé jì yǒu wén yán wén de chéng fèn yòu yǒu bái huà wén de chéng fèn

Used to describe the style of writing or speech that contains both classical Chinese and vernacular elements.

Examples

• 这篇杂文，半文半白，读起来有点费劲。

  zhè piān zá wén bàn wén bàn bái dú qǐ lái yǒu diǎn fèi jìn

  This prose is a mixture of classical and modern language and is quite difficult to read.

• 他的演讲风格，半文半白，既有传统韵味，又不失现代气息。

  tā de yǎn jiǎng fēng gé bàn wén bàn bái jì yǒu chuán tǒng yùn wèi yòu bù shī xiàn dài qì xī

  His speech style is a mixture of classical and modern language, blending traditional charm with modern atmosphere

Related Idioms

• 雅俗共赏

• 文白相间

Opposite Idioms

• 纯文言

• 纯白话