Japanese Word Entry

僞典

Simplified Japanese form: 偽典

Kana:ぎてん
Romaji:giten
Definition: pseudepigrapha

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Chinese characters used in this word

lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend, false, counterfeit, bogus
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄟˇ (wěi)
Cantonese: ngai6
Japanese: ギ (gi)、 カ (ka) / いつわ.る (itsuwaru)、 いつわ.り (itsuwari)、 にせ (nise)
Korean: 위 (wi)
Vietnamese: ngụy
Variants
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Semantic variant form:

code, ceremony, law, rule, canon, documentation, classic, scripture
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ (diǎn), ㄊㄧㄢˇ (tiǎn)
Cantonese: din2
Japanese: テン (ten)、 デン (den) / ふみ (fumi)、 のり (nori)、 つかさどる (tsukasadoru)、 さかん (sakan)
Korean: 전 (jeon)
Vietnamese: điển