unofficial history; private historical records
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unofficial history; privately compiled historical records (as opposed to official dynastic histories)
Refers to historical works compiled by private individuals rather than official court historians. Often contains anecdotes, gossip, and alternative perspectives not found in official histories (正史). The term sometimes carries a connotation of being less rigorous but more revealing of social realities.
bài稗
guān官
yě野
shǐ史
unofficial histories and anecdotal records
Zhè这
bù部
yě野
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
cháo朝
tíng廷
de的
xǔ许
duō多
mì秘
wén闻
。
This unofficial history records many secret stories of the imperial court.
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Yǔ与
zhèng正
shǐ史
bù不
tóng同
，
yě野
shǐ史
duō多
cǎi采
zì自
mín民
jiān间
chuán传
shuō说
。
Unlike official histories, unofficial histories are largely drawn from folk legends.