封神演義

Chinese

		to deify; to apotheosize	historical dramatisation
trad. (封神演義)		封神	演義
simp. (封神演义)		封神	演义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Fēngshén Yǎnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Fongshén Yǎnyì
    • Wade–Giles: Fêng¹-shên² Yen³-i⁴
    • Yale: Fēng-shén Yǎn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fengshern Yeanyih
    • Palladius: Фэншэнь Яньи (Fɛnšɛnʹ Janʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

Proper noun

封神演義

1. Investiture of the Gods (16th-century Chinese novel)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (封神演義):

• → Japanese: 封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) (hōshin'engi)
• → Korean: 봉신연의(封神演義) (bongsinyeonui)
• → Vietnamese: Phong thần diễn nghĩa (封神演義)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
封	神	演	義
ほう Grade: S	しん Grade: 3	えん Grade: 5	ぎ Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
封神演義 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 封神演義／封神演义 (Fēngshén Yǎnyì).

Proper noun

封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) • (Hōshin Engi) 

1. (history) Investiture of the Gods

Korean

Hanja in this term
封	神	演	義

Proper noun

封神演義 • (Bongsinyeonui) (hangeul 봉신연의)

1. Hanja form^? of 봉신연의 (“Investiture of the Gods”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
封	神	演	義

Proper noun

封神演義

1. chữ Hán form of Phong thần diễn nghĩa (“Investiture of the Gods”).