| 正教真诠 |
Zhèng jiào Zhēn quán |
Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱舆, a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty |
| 正 |
zhēng |
first month of the lunar year |
| 正 |
zhèng |
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive |
| 正教 |
zhèng jiào |
lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) |
| 教 |
Jiào |
surname Jiao |
| 教 |
jiāo |
to teach |
| 教 |
jiào |
religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell |
| 真 |
zhēn |
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine |
| 真诠 |
zhēn quán |
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis |
| 诠 |
quán |
to explain / to comment / to annotate |