粵

經ging1典din2

simp经典
ging1 din2jīng diǎn

English

  1. the classics
  2. literary canons or religious books ----
  3. classical
  4. scriptures
  5. classical, monumental work
  6. classic; epic; used to describe an episode that has a funny story and is worth-mentioning
  7. classical
  8. classic (example, case etc)
  9. typical

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 經書;宗教典籍(量詞:本)
  2. 指作品可以經得起時間考驗,流存落去,作為某一時代嘅代表、模範
  3. 可以經得起時間考驗嘅作品
  4. 形容事件有故事性,值得一講再講

Examples

  • 經典代表作

    classical, monumental work ----

  • 大家將呢本書奉為經典。

    This book is considered a monumental work.

  • 佢整蠱先生嗰啲方法真係好經典。

    The ways he used to trick the teachers were classic.

  • 麥根沙士可算係一種經典嘅美式碳酸飲品。

    Root beer is considered a classic American carbonated soft drink.

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 呢本電郵雜誌係為咗嗰啲唔想被現時語言行業嘅甜言蜜語所影響,同埋相信文法解釋嘅經典學習方法係最好嘅方法嘅人而設。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 麥根沙士被視為一種經典的美式碳酸飲品。

    Root beer is considered a classic American carbonated soft drink.

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 多款經典家庭遊戲也將於下個月同步上架。

    Several classic, family-friendly games will also join the service next month.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 孫子所著的兵法,至今仍是各國軍事學院的必讀經典。

    The military treatise authored by Sun Tzu is, to this day, required reading in military academies all across the world.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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