古言

gǔyán

noun

Meanings

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.

Jìnjiāng shàng de gǔyán fēn gōngdòu, zháidòu hǎo jǐ 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