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封神榜

Fēng shén Bǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
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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-7b0059c2984d5605. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

封神榜 封神榜 [Feng1 shen2 Bang3] /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[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc/

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  • 封
    fēng

    to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

    Fēng

    surname Feng

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 榜
    bǎng

    notice or announcement / list of names / public roll of successful examinees

    bàng

    (literary) oar / (metonym) boat / (literary) to whip / to flog / Taiwan pr. [bèng]

    péng

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