imperially authorized; officially sanctioned
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to be authorized or decreed by the emperor/sovereign
formalHistorical term used for texts, laws, or editions approved directly by the emperor. Now used metaphorically for any official, authoritative sanction.
《
Qián乾
lóng隆
Qīn钦
dìnɡ定
Chuán传
shì世
Cánɡ藏
tiě帖
》
shì是
yī一
bù部
zhònɡ重
yào要
de的
shū书
fǎ法
wén文
xiàn献
。
The 'Imperially Authorized Qianlong Collection of Calligraphy Rubbings' is an important calligraphic document.
Zhè这
bù部
fǎ法
diǎn典
shì是
qián前
cháo朝
huánɡ皇
dì帝
qīn钦
dìnɡ定
de的
。
This legal code was decreed by the previous dynasty's emperor.
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Gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
ɡuān官
xiū修
shǐ史
shū书
dōu都
shì是
qīn钦
dìnɡ定
de的
。
Many officially compiled historical texts in ancient times were imperially authorized.
Zhè这
běn本
jiào教
kē科
shū书
de的
biān编
xiě写
fānɡ方
zhēn针
shì是
Jiào教
yù育
bù部
qīn钦
dìnɡ定
de的
。
The editorial guidelines for this textbook were officially sanctioned by the Ministry of Education.