出典 (chū diǎn) — source of an allusion or quotation

Definition

Examples

• 这个成语的出典是什么？
  Zhè ge chéng yǔ de chū diǎn shì shén me?
  What is the source of this idiom?
• 学者需要仔细查证出典的可靠性。
  Xué zhě xū yào zǐ xì chá zhèng chū diǎn de kě kào xìng.
  Scholars need to carefully verify the reliability of the source.
• 他引用了古代文献作为出典。
  Tā yǐn yòng le gǔ dài wén xiàn zuò wéi chū diǎn.
  He cited ancient texts as the source.