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儒林外史

Mandarin · pinyin Rú lín Wài shǐ

The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓 Wú Jìng zǐ

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儒: rú · Confucian scholar
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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2–2–4–3 · Ru2 lin2 Wai4 shi3

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jyu4 lam4 ngoi6 si2

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The Scholars; Unofficial History of the Scholars (Qing-dynasty novel)

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