民国通俗演义 mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父

CHARACTERS

民 mín people, subjects, citizens
国 guó nation, country, nation-state
通 tōng pass through, common, communicate
俗 sú social customs; vulgar, unrefined
演 yǎn perform, put on; exercise
义 yì right conduct, righteousness