猴王
Hóu wáng
Pinyin

Definition

猴王
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Hóu wáng
  1. Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

nu:3 wáng
  1. 1 queen
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
wáng dào
  1. 1 the Way of the King
  2. 2 statecraft
  3. 3 benevolent rule
  4. 4 virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
jūn wáng
  1. 1 sovereign king
guó wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
dà wáng
  1. 1 king
  2. 2 magnate
  3. 3 person having expert skill in something
tiān wáng
  1. 1 emperor
  2. 2 god
  3. 3 Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
  4. 4 see also 洪秀全[Hóng Xiù quán]
dì wáng
  1. 1 regent
  2. 2 monarch
Zào wáng yé
  1. 1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
  2. 2 also written 灶神
hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
Hóu wáng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
mí hóu
  1. 1 macaque
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
wáng bā
  1. 1 tortoise
  2. 2 cuckold
  3. 3 (old) male owner of a brothel
  4. 4 pimp
wáng bā dàn
  1. 1 bastard (insult)
  2. 2 son of a bitch
wáng guān
  1. 1 crown
Wáng Lì hóng
  1. 1 Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
wáng guó
  1. 1 kingdom
  2. 2 realm
wáng fēi
  1. 1 princess (in Europe)

Idioms (15)

胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu
  1. 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
  1. 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
  1. 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
神女有心,襄王无梦
shén nu:3 yǒu xīn , Xiāng Wáng wú mèng
  1. 1 lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom)
  2. 2 (said of a woman's unrequited love)
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
阎王好见,小鬼难当
Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
  1. 1 lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape

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