古典

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔdiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gu² din²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gu² en²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kú-tién
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘-tián

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gou² diang²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔdiǎn [Phonetic: gúdiǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔdiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-tien³
    • Yale: gǔ-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guudean
    • Palladius: гудянь (gudjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu² din²
    • Yale: gú dín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu² din²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu² din²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³⁵ tiːn³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gu² en²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ en⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kú-tién
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu` dien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu³ dian³
    • Sinological IPA: /ku³¹ ti̯en³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘-tián
    • Tâi-lô: kóo-tián
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofdiern
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gou² diang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kóu tiáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou⁵²⁻³⁵ tiaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵ku-ti
    • MiniDict: ku^去 ti
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-ti
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ ti⁴⁴/

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):

• 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)
• 古典自由主義／古典自由主义 (gǔdiǎn zìyóuzhǔyì)
• 古典舞 (gǔdiǎnwǔ)
• 古典芭蕾 (gǔdiǎn bālěi)
• 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)
• 古事 (gǔshì) (literary)
• 舊典／旧典 (jiùdiǎn) (literary)

 

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

古(こ)典(てん) • (koten) 

1. a classic

Derived terms

• 古(こ)典(てん)的(てき) (kotenteki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
古	典

Noun

古典 • (gojeon) (hangeul 고전)

1. Hanja form^? of 고전 (“classic”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
古	典

Adjective

古典

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