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警世通言

Jǐng shì Tōng yándictionary entry
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Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Féng Mèng lóng] published in 1624
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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:

警世通言 警世通言 [Jing3 shi4 Tong1 yan2] /Stories to Caution the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2] published in 1624/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 警
    jǐng

    to alert / to warn / police

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.