传奇 (chuán qí) — (noun) legend, legendary story; a tale of extraordinary events; (noun) legendary status; someone or something that has become legendary; (noun) a genre of Tang-Song dynasty short stories (唐传奇, 宋传奇)
Definition
传奇 means 'legend' in the sense of an extraordinary story or person (e.g. 活传奇, a living legend) — more concrete and individual than the folk-tale flavor of 传说 or the supernatural 神话.
noun
legendlegendary storya tale of extraordinary eventslegendary statussomeone or something that has become legendarya genre of Tang-Song dynasty short stories (唐传奇, 宋传奇)
Examples
- 传奇。Tā de gù shi jiù shì yí gè xiàn dài chuán qí.His story is a modern legend.
- 传奇。Jīn yōng de xiǎo shuō chuàng zào le xǔ duō wǔ xiá chuán qí.Jin Yong's novels created many martial arts legends.
- 传奇。Zhè wèi lǎo jiàng jūn shì jūn zhōng de huó chuán qí.This old general is a living legend in the military.
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