金瓶梅詞話 jīn píng méi cí huà

DEFINITIONS

  1. Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content

CHARACTERS

金 jīn gold; metals in general; money
瓶 píng jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
梅 méi plums; prunes; surname
詞 cí words; phrase, expression
話 huà speech, talk, language; dialect