xù wén
preface
foreword
preamble
recital (law)
also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
Xú wén
Xuwen county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
xū wén
dead letter
rule no longer in force
empty formality