Chinese words · Novel · Shi Nai’an, 14th century
Water Margin in Chinese
水浒传 Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn
Water Margin is 水浒传 (Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn) in Chinese: 水浒 means “the water’s edge” and 传 “a story”. Its 108 outlaws gather at 梁山泊 Liángshān Pō, the Liangshan Marsh, under 宋江 Sòng Jiāng, and each has a nickname: 武松 Wǔ Sōng, who kills a tiger with his hands, is 行者, the Pilgrim.
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The heroes
- 宋江Sòng JiāngSong Jiang
- 武松Wǔ SōngWu Song
- 林冲Lín ChōngLin Chong
- 鲁智深Lǔ ZhìshēnLu Zhishen
- 李逵Lǐ KuíLi Kui
- 吴用Wú YòngWu Yong
- 卢俊义Lú JùnyìLu Junyi
- 晁盖Cháo GàiChao Gai
- 燕青Yān QīngYan Qing
- 花荣Huā RóngHua Rong
- 杨志Yáng ZhìYang Zhi
- 扈三娘Hù SānniángHu Sanniang
Their nicknames
- 及时雨jíshíyǔTimely Rain (Song Jiang)
- 豹子头bàozitóuPanther Head (Lin Chong)
- 花和尚huā héshangthe Flowery Monk (Lu Zhishen)
- 黑旋风hēi xuànfēngthe Black Whirlwind (Li Kui)
- 智多星zhìduōxīngthe Wise Star (Wu Yong)
- 行者xíngzhěthe Pilgrim (Wu Song)
Others in the story
- 潘金莲Pān JīnliánPan Jinlian
- 武大郎Wǔ DàlángWu Dalang, Wu Song’s brother
- 西门庆Xīmén QìngXimen Qing
- 高俅Gāo QiúGao Qiu
Places and sayings
- 梁山泊Liángshān Pōthe Liangshan Marsh
- 景阳冈Jǐngyáng GāngJingyang Ridge, where Wu Song kills the tiger
- 好汉hǎohànhero, a true man
- 一百零八将yìbǎi líng bā jiàngthe 108 heroes
- 逼上梁山bī shàng Liángshāndriven to rebel
- 替天行道tì tiān xíng dàoto act on behalf of heaven
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