志怪小说

Traditional form:

志怪小說

Pinyin (reading):

zhìguàixiǎoshuō

Definitions:

• tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)

Characters:

• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 怪 - unusual, strange, peculiar
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

Traditional characters:

• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 怪 - unusual, strange, peculiar
• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid