古典

古典

Chinese

		ancient; old	canon; dictionary
simp. and trad. (古典)		古	典

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔdiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu² din²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-tién
• Min Nan (POJ): kó͘-tián

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǔdiǎn [Phonetic: gúdiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guudean
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔdiǎn
    • IPA ^(key): /ku˨˩˦꜔꜒ tjɛn˨˩˦꜕꜖⁽꜕꜖꜓⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² din²
    • Yale: gú dín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² din²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² din²
    • IPA ^(key): /kuː˧˥ tiːn˧˥/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-tién
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu` dien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ dian³
    • IPA: /ku˧˩ ti̯en˧˩/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tián
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-tián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdiern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ˥˧꜓꜓ tiɛn˥˧/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ˥˥˦꜕꜓ tiɛn˥˥˦/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ˥˧꜓꜓ tiɛn˥˧/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ˥˧꜓꜓ tiɛn˥˧/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ˦˩꜓꜓ tiɛn˦˩/

Adjective

古典

1. (attributive) classical (relating to ancient culture or society)

   古典文學 / 古典文学  ―  gǔdiǎn wénxué  ―  classical literature

   古典文獻 / 古典文献  ―  gǔdiǎn wénxiàn  ―  classical literature

2. (attributive) classical (representing an exemplary standard)

   古典制約 / 古典制约  ―  gǔdiǎn zhìyuē  ―  classical conditioning

Synonyms

• (classical: relating to ancient culture):

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古代 (gǔdài) (attributive) 古老 (gǔlǎo)

古舊／古旧 (gǔjiù)

Derived terms

古典主義／古典主义 (gǔdiǎnzhǔyì) 古典制約／古典制约 (gǔdiǎn zhìyuē) 古典吉他 (gǔdiǎn jítā) 古典學／古典学 (gǔdiǎnxué)

古典拉丁語／古典拉丁语 (gǔdiǎn lādīngyǔ) 古典樂／古典乐 (gǔdiǎnyuè) 古典語言／古典语言 (gǔdiǎn yǔyán) 古典音樂／古典音乐 (gǔdiǎn yīnyuè)

See also

• (not to be confused with) 經典／经典 (jīngdiǎn)

Noun

古典

1. classical allusion

Synonyms

• 典故 (diǎngù)
• (literary) 古事 (gǔshì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	典
こ Grade: 2	てん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こてん [kòtéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

古典 (hiragana こてん, rōmaji koten)

1. a classic

Compounds

• 古典的 (こてんてき) (kotenteki)

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
古	典

Noun

古典 • (gojeon) (hangeul 고전)

1. Hanja form^? of 고전 (“classic”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
古	典

Adjective

古典

1. Hán tự form of cổ điển (“classical”).