| 动物农场 | [Dòng wù nóng chǎng, ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ, 动物农场 / 動物農場] Animal farm, novel and satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔 |
| 美丽新世界 | [Měi lì xīn shì jiè, ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ, 美丽新世界 / 美麗新世界] Brave new world, novel by Aldoux Huxley 阿道司·赫胥黎|阿道司·赫胥黎 |
| 骆驼祥子 | [Luò tuo Xiáng zi, ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨㄛ˙ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄗ˙, 骆驼祥子 / 駱駝祥子] Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She 老舍 |
| 文明小史 | [Wén míng xiǎo shǐ, ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˇ, 文明小史] Short history of civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight nation intervention |
| 中国小说史略 | [Zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˇlu:e4, 中国小说史略 / 中國小說史略] Concise history of the Chinese novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅|鲁迅 |
| 天龙八部 | [tiān lóng bā bù, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄨˋ, 天龙八部 / 天龍八部] Demigods, semidevils, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations |
| 黑籍冤魂 | [hēi jí yuān hún, ㄏㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩㄢ ㄏㄨㄣˊ, 黑籍冤魂] Black register of lost souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909 |
| 隋唐演义 | [Suí Táng yǎn yì, ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ, 隋唐演义 / 隋唐演義] Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获 |
| 孽海花 | [Niè hǎi huā, ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ, 孽海花] Flower in the sea of evil, late Qing novel of denunciation by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 |
| 主人公 | [zhǔ rén gōng, ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ, 主人公] hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist |
| 倚天屠龙记 | [yǐ tiān tú lóng jì, ㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 倚天屠龙记 / 倚天屠龍記] Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations |
| 儿女英雄传 | [ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn, ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 儿女英雄传 / 兒女英雄傳] Heroic women, novel by Manchu born Qing dynasty writer 文康 |
| 春风深醉的晚上 | [Chūn fēng shēn zuì de wǎn shang, ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜ˙ ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙, 春风深醉的晚上 / 春風深醉的晚上] Intoxicating spring nights, novel by Yu Dafu 郁達夫|郁达夫 |
| 封神榜 | [fēng shén bǎng, ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄤˇ, 封神榜] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc |
| 封神演义 | [fēng shén yǎn yì, ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ, 封神演义 / 封神演義] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc |
| 简・爱 | [Jiǎn, ㄐㄧㄢˇ· Ai4, 简・爱 / 簡・愛] Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特|夏洛特·勃良特 |
| 西游记 | [Xī yóu jì, ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 西游记 / 西遊記] Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey |
| 岐路灯 | [qí lù dēng, ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄥ, 岐路灯 / 岐路燈] Lamp in side-street (c. 1777), novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园 |
| 射雕英雄传 | [shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn, ㄕㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 射雕英雄传 / 射鵰英雄傳] Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations |
| 九尾龟 | [jiǔ wěi guī, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟ, 九尾龟 / 九尾龜] nine-tailed turtle of mythology; The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆 |
| 阅微草堂笔记 | [Yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì, ㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ, 阅微草堂笔记 / 閱微草堂筆記] Notes on minutely observed thatched hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀, novel of supernatural; The thatched study of close scrutiny |
| 老残游记 | [lǎo cán yóu jì, ㄌㄠˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 老残游记 / 老殘遊記] novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗, classified as novel of denunciation |
| 官场现形记 | [guān chǎng xiàn xíng jì, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ, 官场现形记 / 官場現形記] Observations on the current state of officialdom, late Qing novel of denunciation by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 |
| 傲慢与偏见 | [Ào màn yǔ piān jiàn, ㄠˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 傲慢与偏见 / 傲慢與偏见] Pride and prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀 |
| 理性与感性 | [Lǐ xìng yǔ gǎn xìng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˇ ㄍㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, 理性与感性 / 理性與感性] Sense and sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀 |
| 围城 | [wéi chéng, ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ, 围城 / 圍城] siege; The Beleaguered City, famous 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as TV serial |
| 春蚕 | [Chūn cán, ㄔㄨㄣ ㄘㄢˊ, 春蚕 / 春蠶] Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾 |
| 说曹操曹操就到 | [shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào, ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ, 说曹操曹操就到 / 說曹操曹操就到] speak of the devil; cf Cao Cao 曹操 (155-220), king of Cao Wei 曹魏 and main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 |
| 曹操 | [Cáo Cāo, ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ, 曹操] Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 |
| 神魔小说 | [shén mó xiǎo shuō, ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 神魔小说 / 神魔小說] supernatural novel; novel of ghosts and goblins |
| 李娃传 | [Lǐ Wá zhuàn, ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 李娃传 / 李娃傳] Tale of courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot |
| 海上花列传 | [hǎi shàng huā liè zhuàn, ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 海上花列传 / 海上花列傳] The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆, long novel of lower life in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular; translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang |
| 潘金莲 | [Pān Jīn lián, ㄆㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ, 潘金莲 / 潘金蓮] Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 |
| 韩邦庆 | [Hán Bāng qìng, ㄏㄢˊ ㄅㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˋ, 韩邦庆 / 韓邦慶] Han Bangqing (1856-1894), writer and publisher of experimental literary journal in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular, author of novel 海上花列傳|海上花列传 |
| 魏巍 | [Wèi Wēi, ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟ, 魏巍] Wei Wei (1920-), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 about the Korean war |
| 野叟曝言 | [yě sǒu pù yán, ㄧㄝˇ ㄙㄡˇ ㄆㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ, 野叟曝言] Yesou puyan or Humble words of a rustic elder, monumental Qing novel by Xia Jingqu 夏敬渠 |