Since then, according to the estimation of Professor Wang Chih-yung of National Kaohsiung Teachers College, 123 volumes devoted solely to the compilation of jokes were published in pre-20th century China, "but if humorous stories and sketches were included, the number would have to be multiplied."
據高雄師範學院教授汪志勇統計，中國歷代以笑話集子出版的專書共達一百廿三本﹔「如果把有戲謔性質的筆記、小說都包括在內，恐怕還得加倍」，他說。