影射小说

Traditional form:

影射小說

Pinyin (reading):

yǐngshèxiǎoshuō

Definitions:

• roman à clef

Characters:

• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

Traditional characters:

• 影 - shadow; image, reflection; photograph
• 射 - to shoot, to eject, to emit
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid