- 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ the Twenty-Four HistoriesCollection of historical books authorized by the Qing emperor Qianlong covering the period from around 3000 BC to the 17th century; these are considered the official dynastic histories of ancient China.
- 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 yībù'èrshísìshǐbùzhīcónghéshuōqǐ long and intricate storyIt is a long and intricate story, and it is hard to know where to begin.
- 前四史 qiánsìshǐ four early historiesthe first four official history books of the twenty-four dynastic histories of China, which include the Records of the Grand Historian, the Book of Han, the Book of the Later Han, and the Records of the Three Kingdoms
- 廿四史 niànsìshǐ Twenty-Four HistoriesHistorical records covering various dynasties of Chinese history; same as [[二十四史|二十四史|er4 shi2 si4 shi3]]
