清史列传

Traditional form:

清史列傳

Pinyin (reading):

Qīngshǐ Lièzhuàn

Definitions:

• Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls

Characters:

• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 传 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

Traditional characters:

• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 傳 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons