Definition
传奇 (chuán qí) means 'legend, legendary status' — referring to extraordinary stories or someone who has become legendary. It differs from 传说 (chuán shuō, 'folktale / rumor'), which can be unverified, and 神话 (shén huà, 'myth / mythology'), which involves gods. 传奇 also refers to a Tang-Song literary genre of short stories.
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 gùshi jiùshì yí ge xiàndài chuán qí.His story is a modern legend.
- 传奇。Jīn Yōng de xiǎoshuō chuàngzào le xǔduō wǔxiá chuán qí.Jin Yong's novels created many martial arts legends.
- 传奇。Zhè wèi lǎo jiāngjūn shì jūn zhōng de huó chuán qí.This old general is a living legend in the military.
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