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四大名著

sì dà míng zhù

4-character word

What 四大名著 means

1. the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions {红楼梦|Hóng lóu Mèng}, Romance of Three Kingdoms {三国演义|Sān guó Yǎn yì}, Water Margin {水浒传|Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn}, Journey to the West {西游记|Xī yóu Jì}

The characters in 四大名著

• 四sìfour; 4
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove