二十年目睹之怪现状ÈrshíNiánMùdǔzhīGuàiXiànzhuàngMeanings1. The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吴趼人 (WúJiǎnrén)Characters used二two十ten年year目eye睹to observe之him怪strange现to appear状form