醒世恒言

Traditional form:

醒世恆言

Pinyin (reading):

Xǐngshì Héngyán

Definitions:

• Stories to Awaken the World, vernacular short stories by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍／冯梦龙 ( Féng Mènglóng) published in 1627

Characters:

• 醒 - to wake up, to startle; to sober up
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 恒 - constant, persistent, regular
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 醒 - to wake up, to startle; to sober up
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 恆 - constant, persistent, regular
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say