齐天大圣

齊天大聖

qítiāndàshèng

popculture

Meanings

1 Great Sage Equal to Heaven
2 self-proclaimed title of Sun Wukong the Monkey King

Characters

equal; level with

Examples

我乃齐天大圣孙悟空！

Wǒ nǎi Qítiān Dàshèng Sūn Wùkōng!

I am the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong!

齐天大圣大闹天宫的故事太经典了。

Qítiān Dàshèng dà nào tiāngōng de gùshi tài jīngdiǎn le.

The story of the Great Sage causing havoc in Heaven is a classic.

他打游戏的名字就叫齐天大圣。

Tā dǎ yóuxì de míngzì jiù jiào Qítiān Dàshèng.

His gamer tag is literally "Great Sage Equal to Heaven."

Tips

culture

Title Sun Wukong demanded from the Jade Emperor after feeling the rank he was first given (弼马温, keeper of the heavenly horses) was beneath him. Literally 'Sage on par with Heaven.' Triggers the episode of 大闹天宫 (Havoc in Heaven), arguably the single most famous scene in all Chinese popular mythology, adapted into films, operas, animations, and games from 1961 onward.

In Pop Culture

孙悟空 Sūn Wùkōng

Sun Wukong

The Monkey King from Journey to the West, bearer of the 齐天大圣 title.

大闹天宫 dà nào tiāngōng

Havoc in Heaven

1961 Shanghai Animation Film Studio feature and the foundational modern retelling of Sun Wukong's rebellion against the Jade Emperor.

Stroke Order

齐 qí

天 tiān

大 dà

圣 shèng