| 警世通言 |
Jǐng shì Tōng yán |
Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙 published in 1624 |
| 警 |
jǐng |
to alert / to warn / police |
| 世 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì |
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 通 |
tōng |
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 |
tòng |
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 言 |
yán |
words / speech / to say / to talk |