二十年目睹之怪现状 in English Er4 shi2 Nian2 Mu4 du3 zhi1 Guai4 Xian4 zhuang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]

Simplified Characters

二 十 年 目 睹 之 怪 现 状

Traditional Characters

二 十 年 目 睹 之 怪 現 狀

Pinyin

Er4 shi2 Nian2 Mu4 du3 zhi1 Guai4 Xian4 zhuang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

二er4two 十shi2ten 年nian2surname Nian 目mu4eye 睹du3to observe 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 怪guai4bewildering 现xian4to appear 状zhuang4accusation