经史子集 — “Classics, histories, masters, and collections”
经史子集 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four divisions of traditional Chinese bibliography: classics (Jing), histories (Shi), masters (Zi), and collected works (Ji); refers to the entirety of ancient Chinese scholarship and classical texts”. Literally, “Classics, histories, masters, and collections”.
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What does 经史子集 mean?
经史子集 (jīng shǐ zǐ jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four divisions of traditional Chinese bibliography: classics (Jing), histories (Shi), masters (Zi), and collected works (Ji); refers to the entirety of ancient Chinese scholarship and classical texts”.
How do you pronounce 经史子集?
经史子集 is pronounced jīng shǐ zǐ jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 经史子集 literally mean?
Literally, 经史子集 means “Classics, histories, masters, and collections”. It is used to mean “the four divisions of traditional Chinese bibliography: classics (Jing), histories (Shi), masters (Zi), and collected works (Ji); refers to the entirety of ancient Chinese scholarship and classical texts”.
What is the Chinese definition of 经史子集?
经：经书，儒家经典；史：史书；子：诸子百家著作；集：文集。指古代的经典著作。泛指古代典籍