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王实甫

Wáng Shí fǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-32d6bd096d9b6430. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

王實甫 王实甫 [Wang2 Shi2 fu3] /Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记/

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Other forms in these source records: 王實甫

  • 王
    wáng

    king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

    wàng

    (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

    Wáng

    surname Wang

  • 实
    shí

    real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely

  • 甫
    fǔ

    (classical) barely / just / just now

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