正史(せいし)

せいし
noun
official history; authentic dynastic history
1. official history; authentic history
An officially compiled, authoritative history — especially the official dynastic histories of China — as opposed to unofficial or apocryphal accounts.
正史(せいし)に名(な)を残(のこ)す。
To leave one's name in official history.
その事件(じけん)は正史(せいし)には書(か)かれていない。
That incident is not recorded in the official history.
歴史(れきし)学者(がくしゃ)は正史(せいし)と伝説(でんせつ)を慎重(しんちょう)に区別(くべつ)する。
Historians carefully distinguish between official history and legend.

USAGE: 正史(せいし) is an officially sanctioned, authoritative history. In a Chinese context it refers to the official dynastic records compiled for each dynasty (such as the 史記(しき)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 正史(せいし)に残(のこ)る: to remain in official history
  • 正史(せいし)編纂(へんさん): compilation of an official history

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 野史(やし): unofficial history — privately written, not officially sanctioned
  • 歴史(れきし): history — the general word for history

Related Words

Related: 史記(しき) (Records of the Grand Historian)
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