猴王 (hóu wáng) — Monkey King (Sun Wukong, the main character in Journey to the West)
Definition
Literally 'Monkey King' — almost always refers to Sun Wukong, the hero of 《西游记》. In context it can also mean the dominant male in a troop of monkeys.
noun
Monkey King (Sun Wukong, the main character in Journey to the West)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 猴王。Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de jué sè shì hóu wáng.My favorite character is the Monkey King.
- 《》猴王。Tā zhèng zài dú 《xī yóu jì》 zhōng hóu wáng de gù shi.He is reading the story of the Monkey King in Journey to the West.
- 猴王。hóu wáng De qī shí èr biàn fēi cháng lì hài.The Monkey King's seventy-two transformations are very powerful.
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