rú​lín​wài​shǐ

The Scholars

Senses

儒林外史 rú​lín​wài​shǐ The Scholars

The Scholars; a famous satirical novel of the Qing Dynasty written by 吴敬梓 wú​jìng​zǐ, which critiques the civil service examination system and the corruption of the scholar-official class

References

see 吴敬梓/吳敬梓 儒林外史/儒林外史