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天王

tiānwáng
noun #19,396

Measure Word

一个天王 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 emperor
  2. 2 heavenly king
  3. 3 superstar

Examples

他是乐坛的天王。
Tā shì yuètán de tiānwáng.
He is a king of the music scene.
四大天王是九十年代的标志。
Sì Dà Tiānwáng shì jiǔshí niándài de biāozhì.
The Four Heavenly Kings were icons of the nineties.

Tips

culture
In Buddhist tradition, 四大天王 are four guardian deities. In pop culture, Hong Kong's 四大天王 refers to the four superstars of Cantopop in the 1990s: 刘德华, 张学友, 郭富城, and 黎明.

In Pop Culture

四大天王 Sì Dà Tiānwáng
Four Heavenly Kings
the four biggest Cantopop stars of the 1990s: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, and Leon Lai

Stroke Order

天 tiān
王 wáng