封神榜 fēng shén bǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

CHARACTERS

封 fēng letter, envelope; feudal
神 shén spirit, god, supernatural being
榜 bǎng placard; list of successful exam candidates