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獅吼記 As A Lioness Roars
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獅吼記 As A Lioness Roars

明朝安徽休寧人汪廷訥所撰,全本三十出,本宋人小說類編,借蘇東坡贈陳季常聽講佛法詩「忽聞河東獅子吼,拄杖落地心茫然。」附會虛構陳季常懼內的故事。

As a Lioness Roars shines as one of the most popular and enduring Kunqu comic plays. The title has become a familiar metaphor in Chinese culture that refers to a jealous and tempestuous woman and her henpecked husband.

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