| 古今小说 |
Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō |
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白话 tales published in 1620 |
| 古 |
Gǔ |
surname Gu |
| 古 |
gǔ |
ancient / old / paleo- |
| 古今 |
gǔ jīn |
then and now / ancient and modern |
| 今 |
jīn |
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc) |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 小说 |
xiǎo shuō |
novel / fiction / CL:本,部 |
| 说 |
shuì |
to persuade |
| 说 |
shuō |
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine |
| 说 |
shuō |
variant of 说 |