说楔子敷陈 (說楔子敷陳) shuō xiēzi fūchén
          
              shuō xiēzi fūchén 
              
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              an prologue to the story 
              Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
              
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                Notes: Quote: from 儒林外史·第一回, Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. in “The Scholars” (Wu Jingzi, Yang Hsien-i tr., and Yang Gladys tr. 1992, p. 3)