經典

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See also: 经典

Chinese

classics; sacred book; pass through
classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
 
 canon; dictionary
trad. (經典) 經 典
simp. (经典) 经 典
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Pronunciation

Rime
Character 經 典
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 端 (5)
Final (韻) 青 (125) 先 (85)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) IV IV
Fanqie 古靈切 多殄切
Baxter keng tenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/keŋ/ /tenX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/keŋ/ /tenX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kɛŋ/ /tɛnX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kɛjŋ/ /tɛnX/
Li
Rong 		/keŋ/ /tenX/
Wang
Li 		/kieŋ/ /tienX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/kieŋ/ /tienX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jīng diǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ging1 din2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 經 典
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jīng diǎn
Middle
Chinese 		‹ keng › ‹ tenX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*k-lˁeŋ/ /*tˁəʔ/
English loom; regulate; norm statute, norm

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 經 典
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 6799 2342
Phonetic
component 		巠 典
Rime
group 		耕 文
Rime
subdivision 		0 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		經 典
Old
Chinese 		/*keːŋ/ /*tɯːnʔ/

Noun

經典

  1. (historical) Chinese classics; Chinese canonical texts
  2. (religion) religious scripture
    佛教經典／佛教经典  ―  fójiào jīngdiǎn  ―  Buddhist scriptures
  3. (by extension) classics; masterpiece; masterwork
    奉為經典／奉为经典  ―  fèngwéi jīngdiǎn  ―  to regard something as canon
    米高梅倒閉了，我們還有經典的電影可以看嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    米高梅倒闭了，我们还有经典的电影可以看吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    Mǐgāoméi dǎobì le, wǒmen háiyǒu jīngdiǎn de diànyǐng kěyǐ kàn ma?
    After Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer went bankrupt, do we still have classic films to watch?

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Derived terms

Adjective

經典

  1. classic; classical; authoritative; definitive; outstanding
  2. classic; traditional; original
    經典版／经典版  ―  jīngdiǎn bǎn  ―  classic edition
    四種好吃的雞肉經典做法 [MSC, trad.]
    四种好吃的鸡肉经典做法 [MSC, simp.]
    sì zhǒng hǎochī de jīròu jīngdiǎn zuòfǎ
    four classic ways to cook chicken that are delicious

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (經典):

See also

  • (not to be confused with) 古典 (gǔdiǎn)
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