引经据典引經據典

yǐn jīng jù diǎn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)

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引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract弓丨经jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo纟工据jùto possess, to occupy; position; base扌居典diǎnlaw, canon; scripture, classic; documentation曲八