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警世通言

Mandarin · pinyin Jǐng shì Tōng yán

Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍 Féng Mèng lóng published in 1624

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警: jǐng · guard, watch; alert, alarm
世: shì · generation; world; era
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

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3–4–1–2 · Jing3 shi4 Tong1 yan2

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