海上花列传 hǎi shàng huā liè zhuàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆[Han2 Bang1 qing4], long novel of lower life in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
  2. translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang

CHARACTERS

海 hǎi
HSK 4
sea, ocean; maritime
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
列 liè
HSK 4
a line; to arrange in order, classify
传 zhuàn
HSK 4
summon; propagate, transmit