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四大名著
Mandarin · pinyin sì dà míng zhù
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- the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢 Hóng lóu Mèng, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義 Sān guó Yǎn yì, Water Margin 水滸傳 Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn, Journey to the West 西遊記 Xī yóu Jì
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4–4–2–4 · si4 da4 ming2 zhu4
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sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3
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- (literature) Four Classic Novels (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)
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