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真诠

真詮
zhēnquán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 true commentary
  2. 2 correct exegesis
  3. 3 the genuine meaning (esp. of a classic or religious text)

Examples

他穷尽一生研究佛经的真诠。
Tā qióngjìn yīshēng yánjiū fójīng de zhēnquán.
He spent his whole life seeking the true meaning of the Buddhist scriptures.
学者们对这段文字的真诠各执一词。
Xuézhěmen duì zhè duàn wénzì de zhēnquán gè zhí yī cí.
Scholars each have their own view on the true interpretation of this passage.

Tips

register
Highly literary, almost exclusively used for the 'true reading' of classical, philosophical, or religious texts. Synonym 真谛 (zhēndì) is more common; 真诠 (sometimes written 真筌) carries a more scholarly tone.

Stroke Order

真 zhēn
诠 quán