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Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huàdictionary entry

Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content

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金瓶梅詞話 金瓶梅词话 [Jin1 Ping2 Mei2 Ci2 Hua4] /Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content/

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Other forms in these source records: 金瓶梅詞話

金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
瓶
píng
bottle / vase / pitcher / CL:個|个[gè] / classifier for wine and liquids
梅
méi
plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
Méi
surname Mei
词
cí
word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])
话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]

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