野叟曝言

Mandarin · pinyin Yě sǒu Pù yán

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  1. Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠 Xià Jìng qú
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野
yě · open country, field; wilderness
叟
sǒu · old man; elder
曝
pù · sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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3–3–4–2 · Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2

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野叟曝言 · Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2
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Exact source record野叟曝言 野叟曝言 [Ye3 sou3 Pu4 yan2] /Yesou Puyan or Humble Words of a Rustic Elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠[Xia4 Jing4 qu2]/