Meaning of 说部
说部 means old term for novels and miscellaneous writings about anecdotes and trivial matters. Pronounced shuō bù.
- old term for novels and miscellaneous writings about anecdotes and trivial matters
Definitions & Examples
Qīng清
dài代
shuō说
bù部
shèng盛
xíng行
，
chū出
xiàn现
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jié杰
chū出
de的
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
Novels flourished during the Qing Dynasty, producing many outstanding full-length works.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
duì对
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
shuō说
bù部
yǒu有
shēn深
rù入
de的
yán研
jiū究
hé和
dú独
dào到
de的
jiàn见
jiě解
。
Lu Xun conducted in-depth research on ancient Chinese novels and offered unique insights.
Cǐ此
lèi类
shuō说
bù部
duō多
shǔ属
wén文
rén人
xián闲
xiá暇
zhī之
zuò作
，
jì记
zǎi载
le了
fēng丰
fù富
de的
shè社
huì会
yì逸
wén闻
。
Such works were mostly leisure writings by literati, recording abundant social anecdotes.
Zhè这
bù部
shuō说
bù部
suī虽
wéi为
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
què却
fǎn反
yìng映
le了
dāng当
shí时
de的
shè社
huì会
xiàn现
shí实
。
Though a work of fiction, this novel reflected the social reality of its time.