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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
回 huí	回 \| 回* \| *回	to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)	HSK 1


经典 jīngdiǎn	经典 \| 经典* \| *经典	the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical	經典 HSK 4


曾子 Zēngzǐ	曾子 \| 曾子* \| *曾子	Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學｜大学


螳螂捕蝉 tánglángbǔchán	螳螂捕蝉 \| 螳螂捕蝉* \| *螳螂捕蝉	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	螳螂捕蟬


三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三国演义 \| 三国演义* \| *三国演义	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中｜罗贯中, 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 Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei 魏 as villains	三國演義


礼 Lǐ	礼 \| 礼* \| *礼	surname Li / abbr. for 禮記｜礼记, Classic of Rites	禮


十三经 Shísānjīng	十三经 \| 十三经* \| *十三经	the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经, Book of History 尚書｜尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮｜周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮｜仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記｜礼记, Book of Changes 易經｜易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳｜左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳｜公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳｜谷梁传, The Analects 論語｜论语, Erya 爾雅｜尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經｜孝经, Mencius 孟子	十三經


千字文 Qiānzìwén	千字文 \| 千字文* \| *千字文	Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer


礼记 Lǐjì	礼记 \| 礼记* \| *礼记	Classic of Rites	禮記


书馆 shūguǎn	书馆 \| 书馆* \| *书馆	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)	書館


经书 jīngshū	经书 \| 经书* \| *经书	classic books in Confucianism / scriptures / sutras	經書


武松 Wǔ Sōng	武松 \| 武松* \| *武松	Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳｜水浒传, whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands


拟古之作 nǐgǔzhīzuò	拟古之作 \| 拟古之作* \| *拟古之作	a work in a classic style / a pastiche	擬古之作


稽古 jīgǔ	稽古 \| 稽古* \| *稽古	to learn from the ancients / to study the classic texts


水浒传 Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn	水浒传 \| 水浒传* \| *水浒传	Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature	水滸傳


训诂 xùngǔ	训诂 \| 训诂* \| *训诂	to interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts	訓詁


山海经 Shānhǎi Jīng	山海经 \| 山海经* \| *山海经	Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc	山海經


天方夜谭 Tiānfāng Yètán	天方夜谭 \| 天方夜谭* \| *天方夜谭	The Arabian Nights (classic story)	天方夜譚


拟古 nǐgǔ	拟古 \| 拟古* \| *拟古	to emulate a classic / to work in the style of a classic (author)	擬古


内传 nèizhuàn	内传 \| 内传* \| *内传	biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors / (old) book of exegesis of a classic	內傳


经传 jīngzhuàn	经传 \| 经传* \| *经传	classic work (esp. Confucian classics)	經傳


老爷车 lǎoyechē	老爷车 \| 老爷车* \| *老爷车	classic car	老爺車


释文 shìwén	释文 \| 释文* \| *释文	interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script	釋文


残卷 cánjuàn	残卷 \| 残卷* \| *残卷	surviving section of a classic work / remaining chapters (while reading a book)	殘卷


重典 zhòngdiǎn	重典 \| 重典* \| *重典	important classic text / severe laws


黄帝八十一难经 Huángdì Bāshíyī Nànjīng	黄帝…难经 \| 黄帝…难经* \| *黄帝…难经	The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD	黃帝八十一難經


孔融让梨 Kǒng Róngrànglí	孔融让梨 \| 孔融让梨* \| *孔融让梨	Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融 picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty	孔融讓梨


仪礼 Yílǐ	仪礼 \| 仪礼* \| *仪礼	Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記｜礼记	儀禮


三字经 Sānzì Jīng	三字经 \| 三字经* \| *三字经	Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters	三字經


四大名著 sìdàmíngzhù	四大名著 \| 四大名著* \| *四大名著	the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢｜红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳｜水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记


伪经 wěijīng	伪经 \| 伪经* \| *伪经	forged scriptures / bogus classic / pseudepigrapha / apocrypha	偽經


难经 Nànjīng	难经 \| 难经* \| *难经	Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經｜黄帝八十一难经	難經


释经 shìjīng	释经 \| 释经* \| *释经	exegesis / explanation of classic text	釋經


源氏物语 Yuánshì Wùyǔ	源氏物语 \| 源氏物语* \| *源氏物语	The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)	源氏物語


经典案例 jīngdiǎn'ànlì	经典案例 \| 经典案例* \| *经典案例	case study / classic example	經典案例


青釉 qīngyòu	青釉 \| 青釉* \| *青釉	celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze


茶经 Chájīng	茶经 \| 茶经* \| *茶经	the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽｜陆羽 between 760-780	茶經


五经 Wǔjīng	五经 \| 五经* \| *五经	the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經｜诗经, the Book of History 書經｜书经, the Classic of Rites 禮記｜礼记, the Book of Changes 易經｜易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋	五經


曾参 Zēng Shēn	曾参 \| 曾参* \| *曾参	Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子, student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學｜大学	曾參


教科书式 jiàokēshūshì	教科书式 \| 教科书式* \| *教科书式	(neologism c. 2018) worthy of being used as a textbook example / exemplary / classic / quintessential	教科書式


人之初，性本善 rénzhīchū, xìngběnshàn	人之…本善 \| 人之…本善* \| *人之…本善	man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經｜三字经)


水浒全传 Shuǐhǔ Quánzhuàn	水浒全传 \| 水浒全传* \| *水浒全传	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	水滸全傳


吊诡 diàoguǐ	吊诡 \| 吊诡* \| *吊诡	bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子｜庄子)	弔詭


古文运动 gǔwényùndòng	古文运动 \| 古文运动* \| *古文运动	cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song	古文運動


真诠 zhēnquán	真诠 \| 真诠* \| *真诠	to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis	真詮


窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 qiègōuzhězhū, qièguózhěhóu	窃钩…者侯 \| 窃钩…者侯* \| *窃钩…者侯	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)	竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯


太乙金华宗旨 Tàiyǐ Jīnhuá Zōngzhǐ	太乙…宗旨 \| 太乙…宗旨* \| *太乙…宗旨	The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century	太乙金華宗旨


天地玄黄 tiāndìxuánhuáng	天地玄黄 \| 天地玄黄* \| *天地玄黄	first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文	天地玄黃


宅经 Zháijīng	宅经 \| 宅经* \| *宅经	The Yellow Emperor's Classic on the Feng Shui of Dwellings	宅經


二十四孝 Èrshísì Xiào	二十四孝 \| 二十四孝* \| *二十四孝	the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty


礼经 Lǐjīng	礼经 \| 礼经* \| *礼经	Classic of Rites (same as 禮記｜礼记)	禮經


训诂学 xùngǔxué	训诂学 \| 训诂学* \| *训诂学	study of classic texts, including interpretation, glossaries and commentaries	訓詁學


孝经 Xiàojīng	孝经 \| 孝经* \| *孝经	Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety)	孝經


本经 běnjīng	本经 \| 本经* \| *本经	classic book / sutra	本經


次经 cìjīng	次经 \| 次经* \| *次经	non-canonical text / dubious classic text / Apocrypha	次經


窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 qièguózhěhóu, qiègōuzhězhū	窃国…者诛 \| 窃国…者诛* \| *窃国…者诛	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)	竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅


螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 tánglángbǔchán, huángquèzàihòu	螳螂…在后 \| 螳螂…在后* \| *螳螂…在后	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	螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

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