古今小说 gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō

DEFINITIONS

  1. Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620

CHARACTERS

古 gǔ old, classic, ancient
今 jīn now, today, modern era
小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant
说 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid