Explanation of Lyrics from the Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties

Author: Wang Xueqi
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: The book primarily includes terms from Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasty zaju (a type of traditional Chinese opera), sanqu (a form of vernacular Chinese poetry), Ming and Qing Dynasty chuanqi (a type of narrative drama), as well as songs and dramas from the Song and Yuan dynasties and zhonggu (a variety of ballad and narrative song popular in Jin Dynasty). It mainly collects characters, words, phrases, with a focus on local dialects, slang, colloquial sayings, as well as theatrical terminology, minority languages, etc.