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词话
詞話
cíhuà
1. form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty

Character Breakdown

词
cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
HSK 3 7 丶
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

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

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Chinese