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喻世明言

Mandarin · pinyin Yù shì Míng yán

another name for 古今小說 Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō, Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍 Féng Mèng lóng

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喻: yù · metaphor, analogy; example; like
世: shì · generation; world; era
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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4–4–2–2 · Yu4 shi4 Ming2 yan2

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jyu6 sai3 ming4 jin4

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