Nie Xiaoqian

"Nie Xiaoqian"
Short story by Pu Songling
19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai with commentary and illustrations; 1886)
TranslatorSidney L. Sondergard
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Genre(s)Zhiguai
Publication
Published inStrange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Publication typeAnthology
Publication datec. 1740
Published in English2008
Chronology
 
Yingning (嬰寧)
 
The Sea Prince (海公子)
Nie Xiaoqian
Traditional Chinese聶小倩
Simplified Chinese聂小倩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNiè Xiǎoqiàn
Wade–GilesNieh Hsiao-ch'ien
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNip Siu Sin

Nie Xiaoqian is a fantasy story in Pu Songling's short story collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, and the name of its female lead character. [1] Pu describes her appearance as "gorgeous; girl in paintings" (traditional Chinese: 艷絕;畫中人; simplified Chinese: 艳绝;画中人). The story has been adapted into numerous films and television dramas. The name is commonly rendered as Nip Siu Sin in Hong Kong adaptations in accordance with its Cantonese pronunciation.

  1. ^ "Nie Xiaoqian". Cultural China. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-11.