# 經典
## Chinese

* 經典

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīngdiǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ging$^1$ din$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): keng-tián
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng$^1$ diang$^2$ / gian$^1$ diang$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīngdiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jingdiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: ching$^1$-tien$^3$
*** Yale: jīng-dyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingdean
*** Palladius: цзиндянь (czindjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ging$^1$ din$^2$
*** Yale: gīng dín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ging$^1$ din$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ging$^1$ din$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːn³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-tián
*** Tâi-lô: king-tián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kengdiern
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ tiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɛn⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gêng$^1$ diang$^2$ / gian$^1$ diang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng tiáng / kiaⁿ tiáng
*** Sinological IPA : /keŋ³³⁻²³ tiaŋ⁵²/, /kĩã³³⁻²³ tiaŋ⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: keng tenX
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/ | /ten$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /keŋ/ | /ten$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɛŋ/ | /tɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɛjŋ/ | /tɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /keŋ/ | /ten$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kieŋ/ | /tien$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kieŋ/ | /tien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jīng | diǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ging$^1$ | din$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*k-lˤeŋ tˤə[r]ʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*keːŋ tɯːnʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 經 | 典 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jīng | diǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ keng › | ‹ ten$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*k-lˁeŋ/ | /*tˁə[r]ʔ/ |
| 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. *[t] 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
* (historical) Chinese classics; Chinese canonical texts
    From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
    Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
    Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.
* (religion) religious scripture
    佛教經典／佛教经典 ― fójiào jīngdiǎn ― Buddhist scriptures
* (by extension) classics; masterpiece; masterwork
    奉為經典／奉为经典 ― fèngwéi jīngdiǎn ― to regard something as canon
       Mǐgāoméi dǎobì le, wǒmen háiyǒu jīngdiǎn de diànyǐng kěyǐ kàn ma? [Pinyin]
       After Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer went bankrupt, do we still have classic films to watch?

#### Synonyms

* (Chinese classics): (literary) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng)
* (religious scripture): 經卷／经卷 (jīngjuàn)

#### Derived terms

* 大乘經典／大乘经典

### Adjective

經典
* classic; classical; authoritative; definitive; outstanding
* classic; traditional; original
    經典版／经典版 ― jīngdiǎn bǎn ― classic edition
       sì zhǒng hǎochī de jīròu jīngdiǎn zuòfǎ [Pinyin]
       four classic ways to cook chicken that are delicious

#### Derived terms

* 經典之作／经典之作
* 經典力學／经典力学 (jīngdiǎn lìxué)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 経(きょう)典(てん) (kyōten); 経(きょう)典(でん) (kyōden); 経(けい)典(てん) (keiten)
* → Korean: 경전(經典) (gyeongjeon)
* → Vietnamese: kinh điển (經典)

#### See also

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