小說

小說

1. fiction (including novels, novellas, short stories and flash fiction) (Classifier: 本; 部)

   一本小說／一本小说  ―  yī běn xiǎoshuō  ―  a work of fiction

   通俗小說／通俗小说  ―  tōngsú xiǎoshuō  ―  popular fiction

   這部電影改編自著名的同名小說。 [MSC, trad.]
   这部电影改编自著名的同名小说。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bù diànyǐng gǎibiān zì zhùmíng de tóngmíng xiǎoshuō. [Pinyin]

   The film is adapted from the well-known novel of the same name.

   我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
   我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]

   It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.

   這部小說反映了一個封建家庭的敗落。 [MSC, trad.]
   这部小说反映了一个封建家庭的败落。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè bù xiǎoshuō fǎnyìng le yī ge fēngjiàn jiātíng de bàiluò. [Pinyin]

   The novel reflects the decline of a feudal family.

2. (literary) petty words

   • 飾小說以干縣令，其於大達亦遠矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     饰小说以干县令，其于大达亦远矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Shì xiǎoshuō yǐ gān xuánlìng, qí yú dàdá yì yuǎn yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Those who dress up their small tales to obtain favour with the magistrates are far from being men of great understanding

3. (literary) miscellaneous book (clarification of this definition is needed)

• 故事 (gùshi)

小說

1. (literary) little joy

小(しょう)說(せつ) • (shōsetsu) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 小説 (“novel; story; fiction”)

小說 • (soseol) (hangeul 소설)

1. Hanja form^? of 소설 (“fiction, fictional literature”).

小說

1. chữ Hán form of tiểu thuyết (“novel”).