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古今小说

Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuōdictionary entry
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Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Féng Mèng lóng], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bái huà] tales published in 1620
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

古今小說 古今小说 [Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1] /Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620/

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Other forms in these source records: 古今小說

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 今
    jīn

    now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

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