正史
正史
zhèng shǐ
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
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- the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
- true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
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外传(wài chuán)— to tell others (a secret)
→三国志(Sān guó zhì)— History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
→二十四史(Èr shí sì Shǐ)— the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
→五代史(Wǔ dài shǐ)— History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
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