English Explanatory Dictionary

Monkey King

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Sun Wukong.

Word forms

Monkey King the Monkey King

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 美猴王 (Měihóuwáng, “beautiful monkey king”), named after Sun Wukong leading a tribe of monkeys to a new home where they chose him as their ruler.

Synonyms

Sun Wukong
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