引經據典

引经据典
yǐnjīngjùdiǎn
  1. lit. to quote the classics
  2. to quote chapter and verse (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 引 yǐn
  1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. to pull
  3. to stretch sth
  4. to extend
  5. to lengthen
  6. to involve or implicate in
  7. to attract
  8. to lead
  9. to guide
  10. to leave
  11. to provide evidence or justification for
  12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 zhàng, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
2 經 jīng
  1. classics
  2. sacred book
  3. scripture
  4. to pass through
  5. to undergo
  6. to bear
  7. to endure
  8. warp (textile)
  9. longitude
  10. menstruation
  11. channel (TCM)
  12. abbr. for economics 經濟 jīngjì
3 據 jù
  1. according to
  2. to act in accordance with
  3. to depend on
  4. to seize
  5. to occupy
4 典 diǎn
  1. canon
  2. law
  3. standard work of scholarship
  4. literary quotation or allusion
  5. ceremony
  6. to be in charge of
  7. to mortgage or pawn