章回小说
Traditional form:
章回小說
Pinyin (reading):
zhānghuíxiǎoshuō
Definitions:
- novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
Characters:
- 章 - chapter, section, writing; seal
- 回 - to return, to turn around; a time
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
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