Thirteen Classics; standard histories
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Meanings
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the Thirteen Classics (Confucian canonical texts)
archaicRefers specifically to the thirteen Confucian classics in traditional Chinese scholarship. Often paired with 正史 (standard histories).
Yán研
jiū究
zhèng正
jīng经
zhèng正
shǐ史
shì是
qīng清
dài代
xué学
zhě者
de的
jī基
běn本
gōng功
。
Studying the Thirteen Classics and standard histories was basic training for Qing Dynasty scholars.
Zhèng正
jīng经
bāo包
kuò括
《
shī诗
jīng经
》
《
shàng尚
shū书
》
děng等
shí十
sān三
bù部
diǎn典
jí籍
。
The Thirteen Classics include thirteen texts such as the Classic of Poetry and the Book of Documents.