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儒林外史

Rú lín Wài shǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wú Jìng zǐ]
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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:

儒林外史 儒林外史 [Ru2 lin2 Wai4 shi3] /The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓|吴敬梓[Wu2 Jing4 zi3]/

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Character information

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  • 儒
    rú

    scholar / Confucian

  • 林
    lín

    (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

    Lín

    surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi

  • 外
    wài

    outside / in addition / foreign / external

  • 史
    shǐ

    history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China

    Shǐ

    surname Shi

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