| 小说 | [xiǎo shuō, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 小 说 / 小 說] novel; fiction #2,770 [Add to Longdo] |
| 神仙 | [shén xiān, ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ, 神 仙] a Daoist immortal; a supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person; (used in advertising: Live like an immortal 活神仙似), See also: 活神仙似 #10,613 [Add to Longdo] |
| 诸葛亮 | [Zhū gě Liàng, ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ, 诸 葛 亮 / 諸 葛 亮] Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and Prime Minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius, See also: 蜀漢, 蜀汉, 三國演義, 三国演义 #13,603 [Add to Longdo] |
| 科幻 | [kē huàn, ㄎㄜ ㄏㄨㄢˋ, 科 幻] science fiction #16,936 [Add to Longdo] |
| 貂蝉 | [Diāo Chán, ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ, 貂 蝉 / 貂 蟬] Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布, See also: 四大美女, 董卓, 呂布, 吕布 #19,750 [Add to Longdo] |
| 三国演义 | [Sān guó yǎn yì, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ, 三 国 演 义 / 三 國 演 義] Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao, See also: 劉備, 蜀漢, 刘备, 蜀汉, 曹操, 魏 #21,589 [Add to Longdo] |
| 奇幻 | [qí huàn, ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ, 奇 幻] fantasy (fiction) #21,756 [Add to Longdo] |
| 故事片 | [gù shi piān, ㄍㄨˋ ㄕ˙ ㄆㄧㄢ, 故 事 片] fictional film; feature film #28,709 [Add to Longdo] |
| 吕不韦 | [Lǚ Bù wéi, ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ, 吕 不 韦 / 呂 不 韋] Lü Buwei (-235 BC), merchant and politician in Qin kingdom, financial sponsor (and in fiction father) of King Ying Zhen 嬴政, who subsequently became the first emperor, See also: 嬴政 #34,780 [Add to Longdo] |
| 奥特曼 | [Ào tè màn, ㄠˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄇㄢˋ, 奥 特 曼 / 奧 特 曼] Japanese science fiction superhero Ultraman ウルトラマン #41,434 [Add to Longdo] |
| 黑店 | [hēi diàn, ㄏㄟ ㄉㄧㄢˋ, 黑 店] lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery #48,199 [Add to Longdo] |
| 正史 | [zhèng shǐ, ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˇ, 正 史] the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends #50,289 [Add to Longdo] |
| 荆轲 | [Jīng Kē, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄎㄜ, 荆 轲 / 荊 軻] Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇), See also: 秦嬴政, 秦始皇 #50,388 [Add to Longdo] |
| 才子佳人 | [cái zǐ jiā rén, ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ, 才 子 佳 人] gifted scholar and beautiful woman (pair of lovers in fiction) #55,934 [Add to Longdo] |
| 杨家将 | [Yáng jiā jiàng, ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, 杨 家 将 / 楊 家 將] Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors, See also: 楊業, 杨业 #68,409 [Add to Longdo] |
| 三顾茅庐 | [sān gù máo lú, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ, 三 顾 茅 庐 / 三 顧 茅 廬] lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times, See also: 三國演義, 三国演义, 劉備, 刘备, 諸葛亮, 诸葛亮, 臥龍, 卧龙 #73,190 [Add to Longdo] |
| 顺风耳 | [shùn fēng ěr, ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ ㄦˇ, 顺 风 耳 / 順 風 耳] sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction); fig. a well informed person #83,408 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虾兵蟹将 | [xiā bīng xiè jiàng, ㄒㄧㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, 虾 兵 蟹 将 / 蝦 兵 蟹 將] shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea); useless troops (成语 saw) #98,906 [Add to Longdo] |
| 杨业 | [Yáng yè, ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ, 杨 业 / 楊 業] famous Song dynasty family of warriors (c. 10th century AD), resisted the Liao 遼|辽 and defended the Song; the subject of the popular fiction Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将, See also: 遼, 辽, 楊家將, 杨家将 #117,589 [Add to Longdo] |
| 托尔金 | [Tuō ěr jīn, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄣ, 托 尔 金 / 托 爾 金] J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒, See also: 魔戒 #149,351 [Add to Longdo] |
| 柳毅传 | [Liǔ Yì zhuàn, ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 柳 毅 传 / 柳 毅 傳] story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties, See also: 李朝威 #162,170 [Add to Longdo] |
| 嫪毐 | [Lào Ăi, ㄌㄠˋ ㄞˇ, 嫪 毐] Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis; in fiction, bogus eunuch and the consort of king Ying Zheng's mother lady Zhao #166,070 [Add to Longdo] |
| 孔丛子 | [Kǒng cóng zǐ, ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ, 孔 丛 子 / 孔 叢 子] Kong family Master's anthology, collection of fictional debates between Confucius, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃, See also: 王肅, 王肃 #271,400 [Add to Longdo] |
| 假戏真唱 | [jiǎ xì zhēn chàng, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄓㄣ ㄔㄤˋ, 假 戏 真 唱 / 假 戲 真 唱] fiction comes true; play-acting that turns into reality #292,548 [Add to Longdo] |
| 罗懋登 | [Luó Mào dēng, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄉㄥ, 罗 懋 登 / 羅 懋 登] Luo Maodeng (16th century), Ming author of operas and popular fiction #503,412 [Add to Longdo] |
| 李朝威 | [Lǐ Cháo wēi, ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄨㄟ, 李 朝 威] Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传, See also: 傳奇, 传奇, 柳毅傳, 柳毅传 #508,045 [Add to Longdo] |
| 蹿房越脊 | [cuān fáng yuè jǐ, ㄘㄨㄢ ㄈㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˇ, 蹿 房 越 脊 / 躥 房 越 脊] lit. to leap the house and cross the roofridge (成语 saw); dashing over rooftops (of robbers and pursuing knight-errant 俠客|侠客 in fiction), See also: 成语, 俠客, 侠客 #558,019 [Add to Longdo] |
| 儒勒・凡尔纳 | [Rú lè· Fán ěr nà, ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄜˋ· ㄈㄢˊ ㄦˇ ㄋㄚˋ, 儒 勒 ・ 凡 尔 纳 / 儒 勒 ・ 凡 爾 納] Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist specializing in science fiction and adventure stories, author of Around the World in Eighty Days 八十天环绕地球, See also: 八十天环绕地球 [Add to Longdo] |
| 多元宇宙 | [duō yuán yǔ zhòu, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˇ ㄓㄡˋ, 多 元 宇 宙] multi-verse (many parallel universes, in science fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 太平广记 | [Tài píng Guǎng jì, ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧˋ, 太 平 广 记 / 太 平 廣 記] Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉, See also: 李昉 [Add to Longdo] |
| 李昉 | [Lǐ Fǎng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄤˇ, 李 昉] Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history [Add to Longdo] |
| 狐鬼神仙 | [hú guǐ shén xiān, ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ, 狐 鬼 神 仙] foxes, ghosts and immortals; supernatural beings, usually fictional [Add to Longdo] |
| 兽术 | [shòu shù, ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄨˋ, 兽 术 / 獸 術] animal training; skill with animals; shoushu - "Animal skill" or "Beast-fist" - Martial Art (esp. fictional) [Add to Longdo] |
| 神僊 | [shén xiān, ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ, 神 僊] variant of 神仙, a Daoist immortal; a supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person; (used in advertising: Live like an immortal 活神仙似), See also: 神仙, 活神仙似 [Add to Longdo] |
| 科幻小说 | [kē huàn xiǎo shuō, ㄎㄜ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 科 幻 小 说 / 科 幻 小 說] science fiction novel [Add to Longdo] |
| 科技惊悚 | [kē jì jīng sǒng, ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˇ, 科 技 惊 悚 / 科 技 驚 悚] techno-thriller (novel); science fiction thriller [Add to Longdo] |
| 科技惊悚小说 | [kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō, ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 科 技 惊 悚 小 说 / 科 技 驚 悚 小 說] techno-thriller novel; science fiction thriller [Add to Longdo] |
| 虚构小说 | [xū gòu xiǎo shuō, ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ, 虚 构 小 说 / 虛 構 小 說] fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 撰杜 | [dù zhuàn, ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ, 撰 杜 / 譔 杜] to fabricate (a story); fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 郇山隐修会 | [Xún shān yǐn xiū huì, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˋ, 郇 山 隐 修 会 / 郇 山 隱 修 會] Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order) [Add to Longdo] |
| 量子沫 | [liàng zǐ mò, ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄇㄛˋ, 量 子 沫] quantum foam (in string theory, and science fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 开黑店 | [kāi hēi diàn, ㄎㄞ ㄏㄟ ㄉㄧㄢˋ, 开 黑 店 / 開 黑 店] lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery [Add to Longdo] |
| 魔棒 | [mó bàng, ㄇㄛˊ ㄅㄤˋ, 魔 棒] a wizard's wand (notion borrowed from Western fantasy fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 架空 | [かくう, kakuu] (adj-na, n, adj-no) (1) aerial; overhead; (2) fiction; fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; (P) #2,936 [Add to Longdo] |
| フィクション | [fikushon] (n) fiction; (P) #5,574 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虚偽 | [きょぎ, kyogi] (n, adj-no, vs) untrue; falsehood; fiction; deception; vanity; (P) #6,141 [Add to Longdo] |
| 仮説 | [かせつ, kasetsu] (n, adj-no) hypothesis; supposition; fictional; (P) #7,674 [Add to Longdo] |
| ノンフィクション | [nonfikushon] (n) nonfiction; (P) #8,703 [Add to Longdo] |
| 定番 | [ていばん, teiban] (n, adj-no) standard (goods, procedure, etc.); (one's) routine; product with consistent sales; staple (of a situation, of a fiction genre, etc.) #12,595 [Add to Longdo] |
| 偽り;詐り | [いつわり, itsuwari] (n, adj-no) lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication #15,076 [Add to Longdo] |
| スラッシュ | [surasshu] (n, vs) (1) slash character (ASCII 057); (2) slash (fan fiction) #16,908 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虚構 | [きょこう, kyokou] (n) (1) fiction; fabrication; concoction; (adj-no) (2) fictitious; fictional; imaginary; (P) #19,497 [Add to Longdo] |
| SF | [エスエフ, esuefu] (n) SF; science fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| たほいや | [tahoiya] (n) Fictionary game; dictionary game [Add to Longdo] |
| クィディッチ | [kuideicchi] (n) quidditch (fictional sport from Harry Potter series) [Add to Longdo] |
| クトゥルフ | [kutourufu] (n) Cthulhu (fictional divinity created by H.P. Lovecraft) [Add to Longdo] |
| グルー | [guru-] (n) (1) (See 接着剤) glue; (2) grue (fictional monster); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| サイエンスフィクション;サイエンス・フィクション | [saiensufikushon ; saiensu . fikushon] (n) (See SF) science fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| ジュブナイル | [jubunairu] (n) young adult fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| ポリティカルフィクション | [poriteikarufikushon] (n) political fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| メタフィクション | [metafikushon] (n) metafiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 仮作 | [かさく, kasaku] (n, vs) a fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 勧善懲悪小説 | [かんぜんちょうあくしょうせつ, kanzenchouakushousetsu] (n) (Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 戯作三昧 | [げさくざんまい, gesakuzanmai] (n) being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself [Add to Longdo] |
| 戯作者 | [げさくしゃ, gesakusha] (n) fiction writer; dime novelist [Add to Longdo] |
| 擬制 | [ぎせい, gisei] (n) legal fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 虚実混交;虚実混淆 | [きょじつこんこう, kyojitsukonkou] (n) mishmash of truth and untruth; mixture of fiction and fact [Add to Longdo] |
| 虚実皮膜 | [きょじつひまく, kyojitsuhimaku] (exp) the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 狂言綺語 | [きょうげんきご, kyougenkigo] (n) (a derogatory term for) fiction (lit [Add to Longdo] |
| 空想科学小説 | [くうそうかがくしょうせつ, kuusoukagakushousetsu] (n) science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 作り言;作り事 | [つくりごと, tsukurigoto] (n, adj-no) fabrication; lie; fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 作り物;造り物 | [つくりもの, tsukurimono] (n, adj-no) (1) artificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham; (2) fiction; (n) (3) decoration (e.g. for a festival); (4) theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, etc.); (5) crop [Add to Longdo] |
| 作り話 | [つくりばなし, tsukuribanashi] (n) fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 事実は小説よりも奇なり | [じじつはしょうせつよりもきなり, jijitsuhashousetsuyorimokinari] (exp) (See 事実は小説より奇なり) truth is stranger than fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 事実は小説より奇なり | [じじつはしょうせつよりきなり, jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari] (exp) truth is stranger than fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 事実は小説より奇也 | [じじつはしょうせつよりきなり, jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari] (exp) (id) Truth is stranger than fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 獣人 | [じゅうじん;けものびと, juujin ; kemonobito] (n) (fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast [Add to Longdo] |
| 小説家 | [しょうせつか, shousetsuka] (n) novelist; fiction writer; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 真祖 | [しんそ, shinso] (n) (1) true ancestor; (2) var. of vampire (in fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 世界観 | [せかいかん, sekaikan] (n) (1) world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); (2) appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 赤本 | [あかほん, akahon] (n) pulp fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 俗書 | [ぞくしょ, zokusho] (n) cheap fiction [Add to Longdo] |
| 大衆小説 | [たいしゅうしょうせつ, taishuushousetsu] (n) novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp [Add to Longdo] |
| 泥舟;泥船 | [どろぶね, dorobune] (n) (1) boat to transport mud; (2) (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud [Add to Longdo] |
| 伝奇 | [でんき, denki] (n) romance (fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 伝奇小説 | [でんきしょうせつ, denkishousetsu] (n) romance (fiction) [Add to Longdo] |
| 同田貫;胴田貫 | [どうたぬき, doutanuki] (n) (1) Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; (2) sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; (3) in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword [Add to Longdo] |
| 二次創作 | [にじそうさく, nijisousaku] (n) (See 同人誌) derivative work (e.g. alt. world, side story, doujinshi, fanfiction, etc.); derived work [Add to Longdo] |
| 武侠小説 | [ぶきょうしょうせつ, bukyoushousetsu] (n) swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo [Add to Longdo] |
| 有る事無い事;ある事ない事;あること無いこと;有ること無いこと | [あることないこと, arukotonaikoto] (exp) mixture of fact and fiction; half-truths [Add to Longdo] |
| 恋愛小説 | [れんあいしょうせつ, ren'aishousetsu] (n) love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction [Add to Longdo] |