聖典

See also: 圣典

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	canon; dictionary
trad. (聖典)		聖	典
simp. (圣典)		圣	典

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngdiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ din²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèngdiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèngdiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-tien³
  - Yale: shèng-dyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqdean
  - Palladius: шэндянь (šɛndjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ din²
  - Yale: sing dín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ din²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ din²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ tiːn³⁵/

Noun

聖典

(historical) canonical texts of the sages
(religion) holy book; scared text; scripture

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (聖典):

→ Japanese: 聖典(せいてん) (seiten)
→ Korean: 성전(聖典) (seongjeon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	典
せい Grade: 6	てん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

聖(せい)典(てん) • (seiten)

religious text

Synonyms

教典(きょうてん) (kyōten)