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醒世恆言

简醒世恒言 · 繁醒世恆言

Mandarin · pinyin Xǐng shì Héng yán

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: Look up this written character
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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Stories to Awaken the World

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