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Four Classic Novels

Four Classic Novels proper noun: the four works of Chinese literature most highly regarded in Chinese literary criticism: the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, the Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, the Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, and the Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin.

Proper noun

Four Classic Novels

  1. The four works of Chinese literature most highly regarded in Chinese literary criticism: the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, the Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, the Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, and the Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin.

Four Classic Novels meaning in Vietnamese

Four Classic Novels in Vietnamese

the four works of Chinese literature most highly regarded in Chinese literary criticism
Tứ đại danh tác

Origin of Four Classic Novels

Calque from Chinese 四大名著 (Sìdàmíngzhù, literally “Four Big Famous Works”)

Questions about Four Classic Novels

What does Four Classic Novels mean?
Four Classic Novels means the four works of Chinese literature most highly regarded in Chinese literary criticism: the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, the Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, the Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, and the Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin.
What is Four Classic Novels in Vietnamese?
Four Classic Novels in Vietnamese is Tứ đại danh tác. See Four Classic Novels meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Four Classic Novels?
Four Classic Novels is a proper noun.

Words near Four Classic Novels in the dictionary

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  3. Four Books and Five Classics
  4. four by two
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  6. Four Classic Novels
  7. four color
  8. four color problem
  9. four color theorem
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