博はく引いん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

extensive referencing; citing widely

Used for scholarly or encyclopedic works that draw on a wide range of sources. Often appears in the compound 博引旁証 (はくいんぼうしょう), meaning 'citing widely and corroborating thoroughly'.

• この論ろん文ぶんは古こ今こん東とう西ざいの文ぶん献けんを博はく引いんしている。

  This paper extensively references literature from all times and places.

• 彼かれの博はく引いん旁ぼう証しょうぶりにはいつも感かん心しんさせられる。

  I am always impressed by his thoroughness in citing widely and corroborating evidence.