聊斋志异

Traditional form:

聊齋志異

Pinyin (reading):

Liáozhāi Zhìyì

Definitions:

• Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡／蒲松龄 ( Pú Sōnglíng)

Characters:

• 聊 - somewhat, slightly, at least
• 斋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 异 - different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising

Traditional characters:

• 聊 - somewhat, slightly, at least
• 齋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 異 - different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising