武林外传

武林外傳
Wǔlínwàizhuàn
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 My Own Swordsman (2006 sitcom)
  2. 2 Wulin Waizhuan

Examples

《Wǔlín Wàizhuàn》shì wǒ tóngnián zuì xǐhuān de qíngjǐng xǐjù.
My Own Swordsman was my favorite sitcom growing up.
Wǔlín Wàizhuàn lǐ Tóng Xiāngyù de kǒutóuchán tài jīngdiǎn le.
Tong Xiangyu's catchphrases in My Own Swordsman are legendary.

Tips

culture
Often paired with 儿女 as the two defining mid-2000s Chinese sitcoms. The title parodies wuxia series titles like 鹿外传 means 'apocryphal / side story.'

In Pop Culture

武林外传 Wǔlínwàizhuàn
My Own Swordsman
80-episode sitcom aired on CCTV-8 in 2006, directed by Shang Jing and written by Ning Caishen. Set in the fictional 同福客栈 inn in a Ming-dynasty jianghu, it parodies wuxia conventions through workplace-comedy beats. A cult classic among post-80s and post-90s viewers; Tong Xiangyu's Shaanxi-accented 'Wǒ de tiān na...' is a lasting meme.

Stroke Order

lín
wài
chuán