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姑藤懸空

English translation: a dangling withered vine


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Chinese term or phrase:枯藤懸空
English translation:a dangling withered vine
Entered by: karcsy
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17:35 Aug 13, 2009
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Chinese term or phrase: 姑藤懸空
context: 其書法亦如姑藤懸空

Specifically, I do not understand the use of "姑". Does it mean "古"? Or should it be translated as "tentative"?
Esempi
Local time: 23:47
a dangling withered vine
Explanation:
typo 姑藤懸空 ==> 枯藤懸空 ???
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karcsy
Local time: 12:47
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Thanks, Karcsy.
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3a dangling withered vine
karcsy


  

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姑藤懸空 ==> 枯藤懸空
a dangling withered vine


Explanation:
typo 姑藤懸空 ==> 枯藤懸空 ???

karcsy
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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