醒世恆言

简 醒世恒言 · 繁 醒世恆言
Mandarin · pinyin Xǐng shì Héng yán

Meanings

  1. Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍 Féng Mèng lóng published in 1627
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醒
xǐng · wake up; sober up; startle
世
shì · generation; world; era
恆
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
恒
héng · constant, regular, persistent
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3–4–2–2 · Xing3 shi4 Heng2 yan2

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sing2 sai3 hang4 jin4

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  1. Stories to Awaken the World

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Exact source record醒世恆言 醒世恒言 [Xing3 shi4 Heng2 yan2] /Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1627/