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蒋门神

蔣門神
JiǎngMénshén
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Jiang Menshen ('Jiang the Gate-God'), bully ousted by Wu Song in 《水浒传》
  2. 2 thuggish tavern owner defeated in the famous 'drunken beating' episode

Examples

武松醉打蒋门神。
Wǔ Sōng zuì dǎ Jiǎng Ménshén.
Wu Song, drunk, beat up Jiang Menshen.
蒋门神霸占了快活林酒店。
Jiǎng Ménshén bàzhànle Kuàihuó Lín jiǔdiàn.
Jiang Menshen seized control of the Happy Grove tavern.

Tips

culture
Real name Jiang Zhong (蒋忠), nicknamed 门神 ('door-god') for his towering build. Chapter 29 of 《水浒传》 — 武松醉打蒋门神 ('Wu Song, drunk, beats Jiang Menshen') — is a set-piece of Chinese martial-fiction: Wu Song deliberately drinks at every tavern on the way to Happy Grove to limber up, then demolishes Jiang with the 'jade-ring step' (玉环步) and 'mandarin-duck leg' (鸳鸯脚) kick-combination.
memory
门神 = 'gate god' — the paired warrior figures pasted on Chinese New Year doors to ward off evil. Jiang earns the nickname from his bulk; Wu Song unmasks him as a paper tiger.

Stroke Order

蒋 jiǎng
门 mén
神 shén