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宋體
  sung3 tai2   jyutping
  song4 ti3   pinyin

Also 明體. The two names of the type style correspond to the two dynasties in Chinese history, the Song Dynasty during which it was created and the Ming Dynasty, during which the style flourished. In Mainland China, the most common name is 宋體. In Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, 明體 (or 明朝 in Japanese) is prevalent. In Taiwan, both names are used.
noun

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
宋體

This word has been viewed 1623 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 3rd Apr 2008 02:02 and last edited on 30th Jun 2009 14:55
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 sung3  -  Song dynasty
 tai2  -  shape, form; essence
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