演义

yǎn yì

Definitions

1. to dramatize historical events
2. novel or play on historical theme

Words Containing 演义

Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[luó guàn zhōng], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[liú bèi] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[cáo cāo] Wei 魏[wèi] as villains

封神演义

fēng shén yǎn yì

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[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

历朝通俗演义

lì cháo tōng sú yǎn yì

Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩

民国通俗演义

mín guó tōng sú yǎn yì

Dramatized history of Republican China until 1927 by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩, and later chapters by Xu Qinfu 許廑父|许廑父

隋唐演义

suí táng yǎn yì

Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[chǔ rén huò]