"dubious classic text" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
次经次經	cì jīng	non-canonical text / dubious classic text / Apocrypha

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
文本	wén běn	a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text	syn
十三经十三經	shí sān jīng	the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經\|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書\|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮\|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮\|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記\|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經\|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳\|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳\|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳\|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語\|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅\|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經\|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]	syn
拟古擬古	nǐ gǔ	to emulate a classic / to work in the style of a classic (author)
重典	zhòng diǎn	important classic text / severe laws
真诠真詮	zhēn quán	to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
释经釋經	shì jīng	exegesis / explanation of classic text
黄帝八十一难经黃帝八十一難經	huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng	The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
二十四孝	èr shí sì xiào	the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
全文	quán wén	entire text / full text	syn
背书背書	bèi shū	to recite (a text) from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement	syn
传抄傳抄	chuán chāo	to copy (a text) from person to person / (of a text) to be transmitted by copying	syn
参校參校	cān jiào	to proofread / to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book / to editorially revise a text
讹误訛誤	é wù	error in a text / text corruption	syn
前文	qián wén	the text above / the preceding text
暧昧曖昧	ài mèi	vague / ambiguous / equivocal / dubious	syn
可疑	kě yí	suspicious / dubious	syn
鸡肋雞肋	jī lèi	chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak
半信半疑	bàn xìn bàn yí	half doubting / dubious / skeptical	syn
不明不白	bù míng bù bái	(idiom) obscure / dubious / shady	syn
黑哨	hēi shào	(soccer etc) corrupt officiating / dubious call
贼船賊船	zéi chuán	pirate ship / fig. venture of dubious merit / criminal gang / reactionary faction
不三不四	bù sān bù sì	(idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript	syn
伪书偽書	wěi shū	forged book / book of dubious authenticity / misattributed book / Apocrypha
暧曖	ài	(of daylight) dim / obscure / clandestine / dubious
来历不明來歷不明	lái lì bù míng	(idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background
疑难杂症疑難雜症	yí nán zá zhèng	dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) / hard cases
来路不明來路不明	lái lù bù míng	unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background	syn
经典經典	jīng diǎn	the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical	syn
经传經傳	jīng zhuàn	classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
经书經書	jīng shū	classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras	syn
书馆書館	shū guǎn	teashop with performance by 評書\|评书 story tellers / (attached to name of publishing houses) / (in former times) private school / library (of classic texts)
人之初	rén zhī chū	man at birth (is fundamentally good in nature) / the first line of Three character classic 三字經\|三字经[San1 zi4 jing1]
礼记禮記	lǐ jì	Classic of Rites
四大名著	sì dà míng zhù	the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢\|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義\|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳\|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
老爷车老爺車	lǎo ye chē	classic car
五经五經	wǔ jīng	the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經\|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經\|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記\|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經\|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
茶经茶經	chá jīng	the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽\|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780
千字文	qiān zì wén	Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
孝经孝經	xiào jīng	Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)
释文釋文	shì wén	interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script
劝学勸學	quàn xué	On learning, classic book by Confucian philosopher Xun Zi 荀子 (c. 310-237 BC)
训诂訓詁	xùn gǔ	to interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts	syn
训诂学訓詁學	xùn gǔ xué	study of classic texts, including interpretation, glossaries and commentaries
螳螂捕蝉螳螂捕蟬	táng láng bǔ chán	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
三国演义三國演義	sān guó yǎn yì	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中\|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備\|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢\|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains
水浒传水滸傳	shuǐ hǔ zhuàn	Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
武松	wǔ sōng	Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳\|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
西游记西遊記	xī yóu jì	"Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩\|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
山海经山海經	shān hǎi jīng	Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
人之初，性本善	rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn	man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經\|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])
伪经偽經	wěi jīng	forged scriptures / bogus classic / pseudepigrapha / apocrypha
仪礼儀禮	yí lǐ	Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記\|礼记[Li3 ji4]
古文运动古文運動	gǔ wén yùn dòng	cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
天地玄黄天地玄黃	tiān dì xuán huáng	first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
宅经宅經	zhái jīng	The Yellow Emperor's Classic on the Feng Shui of Dwellings
吊诡弔詭	diào guǐ	bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
拟古之作擬古之作	nǐ gǔ zhī zuò	a work in a classic style / a pastiche
本经本經	běn jīng	classic book / sutra
残卷殘卷	cán juàn	surviving section of a classic work / remaining chapters (while reading a book)
水浒全传水滸全傳	shuǐ hǔ quán zhuàn	Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature / also written 水滸傳\|水浒传
源氏物语源氏物語	yuán shì wù yǔ	The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)
礼经禮經	lǐ jīng	Classic of Rites (same as 禮記\|礼记[Li3 ji4])
稽古	jī gǔ	to learn from the ancients / to study the classic texts
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅	qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū	steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯	qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu	steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
圣经典故聖經典故	shèng jīng diǎn gù	biblical classic
螳蜋捕蝉螳螂捕蟬	táng láng bǔ chán	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳蜋捕蝉，黄雀在后螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後	táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu	The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
难经難經	nàn jīng	Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經\|黄帝八十一难经[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1]
传统维和行动傳統維和行動		classic peacekeeping operation / traditional peacekeeping operation / first-generation operation
典型霍乱典型霍亂		classic cholera
经典案例經典案例	jīng diǎn àn lì	case study / classic example
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後	táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
孔融让梨孔融讓梨	kǒng róng ràng lí	Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
曾参曾參	zēng shēn	Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學\|大学[Da4 xue2]
曾子	zēng zǐ	Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學\|大学[Da4 xue2]
青釉	qīng yòu	celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze
太乙金华宗旨太乙金華宗旨	tài yǐ jīn huá zōng zhǐ	The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
教科书式教科書式	jiào kē shū shì	(neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example / exemplary / classic / quintessential
内传內傳	nèi zhuàn	biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors / (old) book of exegesis of a classic
短信	duǎn xìn	text message / SMS
本文	běn wén	this text / article / the main body of a book	syn
正文	zhèng wén	main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)	syn
宝典寶典	bǎo diǎn	canonical text / treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
控件	kòng jiàn	(computing) a control (e.g. button, text box etc)
课文課文	kè wén	text / CL:篇[pian1]
讯息訊息	xùn xī	information / news / message / text message / SMS	syn
原文	yuán wén	original text	syn
启发啟發	qǐ fā	to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation	syn
发短信發短信	fā duǎn xìn	to text / to send SMS messages
键入鍵入	jiàn rù	to key in / to input / to enter (some text)
乱码亂碼	luàn mǎ	mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
专著專著	zhuān zhù	monograph / specialized text
原作	yuán zuò	original works / original text / original author
古籍	gǔ jí	ancient text / antique books	syn
疏通	shū tōng	to unblock / to dredge / to clear the way / to get things flowing / to facilitate / to mediate / to lobby / to explicate (a text)	syn
译文譯文	yì wén	translated text
顺理成章順理成章	shùn lǐ chéng zhāng	logical / only to be expected / rational and clearly structured (of text)	syn
文本框	wén běn kuàng	(computing) text box

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"dubious classic text" Chinese-English Dictionary

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