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The Chinese translates to, "classical novels," according to Google.
by daniel-s 3y ago
The Chinese translates to, "classical novels," according to Google.
- ovi256 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Chinese_Novels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Chinese_Novels They're about court life and conflict, so of course they're full of court politics and intrigue
- seabass-labrax 3y agoI'm really intrigued, but I can't read Chinese (yet!) - would you be able to tell me in which person these are written?
- VHRanger 3y agoAs an anglophone, I really enjoyed the Water Margin podcast [1] which is a tranlastion of one of the great classics in full length, and with appropriate explanations for contemporarty cultural context. 1. http://www.outlawsofthemarsh.com/ http://www.outlawsofthemarsh.com/
- thrdbndndn 3y agoI'm a native Chinese speaker but I have no idea what OP means by "古典小說 tier".
- dogben 3y ago武侠小说 may be more appropriate.
- birdyrooster 3y agoMaybe it’s not Chinese but uses Chinese characters. Not all Latin character use is English.
- thrdbndndn 3y agoIt is. I know what 古典小說 is (others have already said, "classic novels"). I just don't know what "古典小說 tier" means since I don't remembered they're known for "high-intelligent politics".
- urthor 3y agoMaybe for context, the fact that high-ranking public servants in the West are known as "Mandarins" should indicate the reputation of Chinese government officials for political intrigue. The Big 4 novels contain a lot of public servants.