文豪

wénháo
noun #37,247

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 literary giant
  2. 2 great writer
  3. 3 eminent man of letters

Examples

HSK 5
Lǔ Xùn shì Zhōngguó xiàndài wénxué de wénháo.
Lu Xun is a literary giant of modern Chinese literature.
HSK 7-9
Shāshìbǐyà bèi yùwéi Yīngguó wénháo.
Shakespeare is hailed as England's literary giant.

Tips

usage
文豪 is a heavyweight term - reserve it for canonized greats (Lu Xun, Tolstoy, Shakespeare). For a merely popular or skilled author, use 作家 ('writer') or 名作家 ('famous writer'). Calling a contemporary novelist 文豪 sounds like fan hyperbole.

In Pop Culture

文豪野犬 Wénháo Yě quǎn
Bungo Stray Dogs
Hit Japanese manga/anime where characters bear the names of real Japanese 文豪 (Dazai, Akutagawa, etc.) and wield powers based on their works - title literally 'literary-giant stray dogs.'

Stroke Order

文 wén
豪 háo