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武松

WǔSōng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wu Song, heroic outlaw of Liangshan in the classic novel Water Margin (水浒传), best remembered for killing a man-eating tiger on Jingyang Ridge with his bare hands

Examples

武松在景阳冈打死了一只大老虎。
Wǔsōng zài Jǐng yáng gāng dǎ sǐ le yī zhī dà lǎohǔ.
Wu Song beat a big tiger to death on Jingyang Ridge.
他为了给哥哥报仇,杀了潘金莲和西门庆。
Tā wèile gěi gēge bàochóu, shā le Pānjīnlián hé Xīménqìng.
To avenge his brother, he killed Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing.

Tips

culture
The tiger-slaying scene (景阳冈打虎) is one of the most-retold episodes in Chinese fiction — a drunk Wu Song pounds a tiger with his fists after his staff shatters. His revenge against his brother Wu Dalang's murderers (Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing) is equally famous and scandalously detailed in 金瓶梅.
history
The character goes back to Song-era storytellers; Shi Nai'an systematized him into 水浒传 as one of the 108 Liangshan heroes (三十六天罡星 'Heavenly Harm Star').

Stroke Order

武 wǔ
松 sōng