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西遊記

简西游记 · 繁西遊記

Mandarin · pinyin Xī yóu jì

"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩 Wú Chéng ēn, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
記: jì · record; keep in mind, remember
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
记: jì · record; keep in mind, remember

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Journey to the West, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels

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