old term for novels and anecdotal writings
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old term for novels and miscellaneous writings about anecdotes and trivial matters
archaicUsed in classical or historical contexts to categorize fictional and anecdotal literature, often in contrast to official histories (正史) or classics (经部).
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.
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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.