二十年目睹之怪现状

Traditional form:

二十年目睹之怪現狀

Pinyin (reading):

Ershí Nián Mùdǔzhī Guài Xiànzhuàng

Definitions:

• The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人／吴趼人 ( Wú Jiǎnrén)

Characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 睹 - to look at, to gaze at; to observe
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 怪 - unusual, strange, peculiar
• 现 - to appear, to manifest; current, now
• 状 - state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate

Traditional characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 睹 - to look at, to gaze at; to observe
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 怪 - unusual, strange, peculiar
• 現 - to appear, to manifest; current, now
• 狀 - state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate