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灌口二郎神(新刻出像增補搜神記)
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Ping Sien Si - 011 Yang Jian (Erlang Shen) (15949358169)
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二郎神

Èrlángshén
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Erlangshen (Chinese deity with a third eye on his forehead)

About Erlang Shen

神话人物 mythical figure

Three-eyed warrior god who, with his dog 哮天犬, fights and captures 孙悟空 in 西游记. He is also worshipped as a flood-taming god at 都江堰.

Also called  二郎真君

Examples

HSK 5
Èrlángshén hé Sūn Wùkōng dǎ guò jià.
Erlangshen once fought Sun Wukong.
HSK 6
Èrlángshén étóu shàng yǒu dìsān zhī yǎn.
Erlangshen has a third eye on his forehead.

Tips

culture
二郎 means 'second son': folk belief makes him 李二郎, son of 李冰, the Qin engineer who built Dujiangyan, while 封神演义 names him 杨戬. In 西游记 he is the Jade Emperor's nephew, and his third eye sees through disguises.

In Pop Culture

二郎神 Èrlángshén
Erlangshen
Three-eyed warrior god in Chinese mythology. Appears in 西游记, 封神演义, and modern Chinese animations including 哪吒之魔童降世.

Stroke Order

二 èr
郎 láng
神 shén