Xuanxue

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 玄學／玄学 (xuánxué).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃwænˈʃweɪ/

Proper noun

Xuanxue

1. A metaphysical post-classical Chinese philosophy from the Six Dynasties (222-589) period, bringing together Daoist and Confucian beliefs through revision and discussion.

Synonyms

• Dark Learning

Translations

philosophy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 玄學／玄学 (zh) (Xuánxué)

• Japanese: 玄学 (ja) (げんがく, gengaku)
• Korean: 현학 (hyeonhak)
• Vietnamese: huyền học