Chinese Word Entry
中國小說史略Simplified Chinese form: 中国小说史略
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | zung1 gwok3 siu2 syut3 si2 loek6 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 中 | in, inside, middle, mean, center, central, in the midst of, hit (target), attain |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨㄥ (zhōng), ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng) |
| Cantonese: | zung1 |
| Japanese: | チュウ (chuu) / なか (naka)、 うち (uchi)、 あた.る (ataru) |
| Korean: | 중 (jung) |
| Vietnamese: | trung, trúng |
| 國 | country, nation, nation-state |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄨㄛˊ (guó) |
| Cantonese: | gwok3 |
| Japanese: | コク (koku) / くに (kuni) |
| Korean: | 국 (gug) |
| Vietnamese: | quốc |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 国 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 国 |
| Semantic variant form: | 囯 |
| 小 | little, small, tiny, insignificant |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄠˇ (xiǎo) |
| Cantonese: | siu2 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou) / ちい.さい (chiisai)、 こ- (ko-)、 お- (o-)、 さ- (sa-)、 こ (ko)、 お (o) |
| Korean: | 소 (so) |
| Vietnamese: | tiểu |
| 說 | speak, say, talk, scold, upbraid |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄨㄛ (shuō) |
| Cantonese: | syut3 |
| Japanese: | セツ (setsu)、 ゼイ (zei)、 エツ (etsu) / とく (toku)、 よろこぶ (yorokobu) |
| Korean: | 설 (seol), 세 (se), 열 (yeol) |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 说 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 説 |
| Semantic variant form: | 説 |
| 史 | history, chronicle, annals |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˇ (shǐ) |
| Cantonese: | si2 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi) / ふびと (fubito)、 ふみ (fumi)、 さかん (sakan) |
| Korean: | 사 (sa) |
| Vietnamese: | sử |
| 略 | abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder, approximately, roughly |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄩㄝˋ (lüè) |
| Cantonese: | loek6 |
| Japanese: | リャク (ryaku) / ほぼ (hobo)、 はぶ.く (habuku)、 おか.す (okasu)、 おさ.める (osameru)、 はかりごと (hakarigoto)、 はか.る (hakaru) |
| Korean: | 략 (ryag), 약 (yag) |
| Vietnamese: | lược |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 畧 |