美猴王

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	monkey	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (美猴王)		美	猴	王
simp. #(美猴王)		美	猴	王
Literally: “beautiful monkey king”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Měihóuwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄨㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Měihóuwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Měihóuwáng
    • Wade–Giles: Mei³-hou²-wang²
    • Yale: Měi-hóu-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Meeihourwang
    • Palladius: Мэйхоуван (Mɛjxouvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

美猴王

1. An epithet for Sun Wukong, the main character in the classic novel Journey to the West.

Synonyms

• 孫悟空／孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng), 大聖／大圣 (dàshèng), 齊天大聖／齐天大圣 (Qítiān Dàshèng), 孫行者／孙行者 (Sūnxíngzhě); (Eastern Min) 猴中王; (Teochew) 老猴