treasured canon; valuable classic; often used in book titles
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treasured classic; invaluable canonical text; authoritative guide
literaryOriginally refers to a precious, authoritative book or classic text. In modern use, it can be applied metaphorically to any highly valuable, essential, or definitive guide on a topic (e.g., '攻略宝典', '育儿宝典'). The term carries a slightly elevated, literary tone.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
kān堪
chēng称
xué学
xí习
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
bǎo宝
diǎn典
。
This book can be called a treasured guide for learning Chinese.
Dù杜
Tái台
qīng卿
suǒ所
zhù著
de的
《
Yù玉
Zhú烛
Bǎo宝
Diǎn典
》
shì是
yī一
bù部
zhòng重
yào要
de的
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
。
Du Taiqing's 'Jade Candle Treasured Canon' is an important ancient text.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
běn本
lǎo老
zì字
diǎn典
dàng当
zuò作
xiě写
zuò作
de的
bǎo宝
diǎn典
。
He treats this old dictionary as an invaluable guide for writing.
《
Jiā家
Tíng庭
Jí急
Jiù救
Bǎo宝
Diǎn典
》
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
shí实
yòng用
de的
zhī知
shi识
。
The 'Family First Aid Guide' contains a lot of practical knowledge.