四大名著 sì dà míng zhù

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

CHARACTERS

四 sì four
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
名 míng name, rank, title, position
著 zhù manifest; (Cant.) to wear