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唐僧

Tángsēng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Tang Sanzang; the Tang monk
  2. 2 the Buddhist monk protagonist of Journey to the West, based on the historical monk Xuanzang (602-664)

Examples

HSK 7-9
唐僧带着三个徒弟去西天取经。
Tángsēng dài zhe sān gè túdì qù xītiān qǔjīng.
Tang Sanzang leads his three disciples west to fetch Buddhist scriptures.
HSK 7-9
孙悟空是唐僧的大徒弟。
Sūn Wùkōng shì Tángsēng de dà túdì.
Sun Wukong is Tang Sanzang's first disciple.
HSK 7-9
她说话像唐僧一样啰嗦。
Tā shuōhuà xiàng Tángsēng yīyàng luōsuo.
She talks as long-windedly as Tang Sanzang.

Tips

culture
Based on the historical Tang-dynasty monk 玄奘 (Xuánzàng, 602-664) who traveled to India and translated Buddhist scriptures. In 《西游记》 he is pious, gullible, and famously preachy, which is why 唐僧 is now a common Chinese slang for someone who nags or lectures too much.
usage
Also called 唐三藏 (Táng Sānzàng). 像唐僧一样啰嗦 (as long-winded as Tangseng) is a common figurative insult.

In Pop Culture

西游记 Xīyóujì
Journey to the West
16th-century novel by Wu Cheng'en; one of the Four Great Classical Novels. Tangseng leads Sun Wukong, Pigsy, and Sandy on a journey to fetch Buddhist scriptures from India.
玄奘 Xuánzàng
Xuanzang
Historical Tang-dynasty monk (602-664) whose real 17-year journey to India inspired the character.

Stroke Order

唐 Táng
僧 sēng