醒世恒言 / 醒世恆言

xǐng​shì​héng​yán

Stories to Awaken the World

Title of a collection of forty vernacular short stories published in 1627 by Ming dynasty author [[冯梦龙|馮夢龍|feng2 meng4 long2]]; it is part of the Three Words series together with [[喻世明言|喻世明言|yu4 shi4 ming2 yan2]] and [[警世通言|警世通言|jing3 shi4 tong1 yan2]]

醒世 (literal) → 醒世 · xǐng​shì · to awaken the public 恒言 (literal) → 恒言/恆言 · héng​yán · common saying

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM