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美猴王

Monkey King

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

mei3hou2wang2 • měihóuwáng

Meaning

Primary

Monkey King

Alternatives

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong

Mnemonic

The 美猴王 Monkey King is a 美 beautiful 猴 monkey that is also a 王 king from the novel Journey to the West.

Usage

西游记 是 关于 美猴王 的 故事。

Journey to the West is a story about the Monkey King.

孙悟空 是 美猴王 的 名字。

Sun Wukong is the name of the Monkey King.

我 听说《美猴王》这 部 电影 不 太 好看。

I heard that The Monkey King was not too great of a movie.