良史

Chinese

		good; very; very much	history
simp. and trad. (良史)		良	史

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liángshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liángshǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liángshǐh
    • Wade–Giles: liang²-shih³
    • Yale: lyáng-shř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangshyy
    • Palladius: лянши (ljanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

良史

1. honest historian; qualified historiographer

   • 董狐，古之良史也，書法不隱。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     董狐，古之良史也，书法不隐。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Dǒng Hú, gǔ zhī liángshǐ yě, shūfǎ bù yǐn. [Pinyin]

     Dong Hu was a conscientious historiographer of old time:—his rule for writing was not to conceal.

2. credible historical record