古言

gǔyán

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

我最近在追一本古言，男主是太子。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài zhuī yī běn gǔyán, nánzhǔ shì tàizǐ.

I'm currently following an ancient romance where the male lead is the crown prince.

HSK 7-9

晋江上的古言分宫斗、宅斗好几种。

Jìnjiāng shàng de gǔyán fēn gōngdòu, zháidòu hǎojǐ zhǒng.

Guyan on Jinjiang splits into palace-intrigue, household-intrigue, and several other subgenres.

culture

Short for 古代言情 (ancient-era romance). A huge category on Jinjiang Literature City (晋江文学城). Sister genre: 现言 (modern romance).

Web novel / fandom slang. Usually paired with subtags: 宫斗古言 (palace intrigue), 种田古言 (slice-of-life farming), 穿越古言 (time-travel).

古 gǔ

言 yán