king; bandit chief
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
king; chieftain; bandit leader
literaryUsed specifically in traditional Chinese opera, old novels, and folktales to address a king or the leader of bandits/rebels.
Zài在
jīnɡ京
jù剧
《
Bà霸
Wánɡ王
Bié别
Jī姬
》
lǐ里
，
Xiànɡ项
Yǔ羽
bèi被
chēnɡ称
wéi为
Xī西
Chǔ楚
dài霸
wɑnɡ王
。
In the Beijing opera 'Farewell My Concubine', Xiang Yu is called the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.
Shuǐ水
Hǔ浒
Zhuàn传
》
lǐ里
，
Liánɡ梁
Shān山
hǎo好
hàn汉
de的
tóu头
lǐnɡ领
Sònɡ宋
Jiānɡ江
bèi被
zūn尊
chēnɡ称
wéi为
'
Sònɡ宋
Gōnɡ公
Mínɡ明
dài大
wɑnɡ王
'
。
In 'Water Margin', Song Jiang, the leader of the Liangshan heroes, is respectfully called 'Great King Song Gongming'.
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Shān山
zéi贼
men们
ɡuì跪
bài拜
dào道
：
'
dài大
wɑnɡ王
ráo饶
mìnɡ命
！
'
The bandits knelt and pleaded, 'Great King, spare our lives!'