正典

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	canon; dictionary
simp. and trad. (正典)		正	典

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngdiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngdiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngdiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tien³
  - Yale: jèng-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqdean
  - Palladius: чжэндянь (čžɛndjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

正典

(literary) Chinese classics; Chinese canonical texts

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	典
せい Grade: 1	てん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

正(せい)典(てん) • (seiten)

(religion) canon
聖書正典(せいしょせいてん)
Seisho seiten
Biblical canon

Synonyms

経典(けいてん) (keiten)

Derived terms

正典化(せいてんか) (seitenka, “canonization”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	典
まさ Grade: 1	のり Grade: 4

Proper noun

正(まさ)典(のり) • (Masanori)

a male given name

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