Post by siuyiu on Jun 4, 2024 1:36:59 GMT
we know the most powerful wuxia heroes and villains are given monikers by people in the jianghu. here are some of the well-known ones (pardon my quick and messy translations for the non-established ones):
JY Condor Trilogy:
JY DGSD:
JY BXJ:
LYS PZXYL:
GL JDSJ:
the above hasn't scratched the surface, i know. but it's a start!
do you have a favourite character moniker?
JY Condor Trilogy:
- 「東邪」黃藥師 Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi
- 「南帝」段智興 Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing (later Yideng)
- 「西毒」歐陽鋒 Western Poison Ouyang Feng
- 「北丐」洪七公 Northern Beggar Hong Qigong
- 「中神通」王重陽 Central Divinity Wang Chongyang
- 「黑風雙煞」梅超風,陳玄風 Black Wind Fiends, Mei Chaofeng and Chen Xuanfeng
- 江南七怪 Seven Eccentrics of Jiangnan: 「飛天蝙蝠」柯鎮惡 "Flying Bat" Ke Zhen'e, 「妙手書生」朱聰 "Dextrous Scholar" Zhu Cong, 「馬王神」韓寶駒 "Horse Deity" Han Baoju, 「南山樵子」南希仁 "Woodcutter of Nanshan" Nan Xiren, 「笑彌陀」張阿生 "Laughing (Amitabha) Buddha" Zhang Asheng, 「鬧市俠隱」全金發 "Reclusive Hero in a Bustling City" Quan Jinfa, 「越女劍」韓小瑩 "Sword of the Yue Maiden" Han Xiaoying
- 「赤煉仙子」李莫愁 "Red-banded Krait Fae" Li Mochou
- 「鐵掌水上飄」裘千仞 "Iron Palms Flitting on the Waters" Qiu Qianren
- 「白眉鷹王」殷天正 "White-browed Eagle King" Yin Tianzheng
- 「金毛獅王」謝遜 "Golden Lion King" Xie Xun
- 「鐵劃銀鉤」張翠山 "Silver Hook Iron Brush" Zhang Cuishan
- 「混元霹靂手」成昆 "Primordial Chaos Thunderbolt Hand" Cheng Kun
JY DGSD:
- 「惡貫滿盈」段延慶 "Overflowing with Evil" Duan Yanqing
- 「無惡不作」葉二娘 "Will Perpetrate All Evil" Ye Erniang
- 「凶神惡煞」岳老三 "Fierce and Evil" Yue Laosan (AKA「南海鱷神」 South Sea Crocodile God)
- 「窮凶極惡」雲中鶴 "Atrocious" Yun Zhonghe
JY BXJ:
- 「金蛇郎君」夏雪宜 "Golden Serpent Gentleman" Xia Xueyi
- 「神劍仙猿」穆人清 "Divine Sword, Immortal Ape" Mu Renqing
- 「銅筆鐵算盤」黃真 "Copper Brush and Iron Abacus" Huang Zhen
- 「神拳無敵」歸辛樹 "Invincible Divine Fists" Gui Xinshu
LYS PZXYL:
- 「轟天雷」石英 Shi "Thunder" Ying
- 「震三界」畢道凡 Bi "Startles Three Worlds" Daofan
- 「飛天龍女」葉盈盈 Ye "Soaring Dragon Lady" Ying Ying
GL JDSJ:
- 十大惡人 Ten Great Villains: 「血手」杜殺 "Blood Hand" Du Sha; 「不男不女」屠嬌嬌 "Neither Male Nor Female" Tu Jiaojiao; 「笑裡藏刀」哈哈兒 "A Dagger Hidden Behind a Smile" Haha'er; 「不吃人頭」李大嘴 "Does Not Eat Human Heads" Li Dazui; 「半人半鬼」陰九幽 "Half Human, Half Ghost" Yin Jiuyou; 「狂獅」鐵戰 "Crazy Lion" Iron Warrior; 「惡賭鬼」軒轅三光 "Evil Gambler" Xuanyuan Sanguang; 「迷死人不賠命」蕭咪咪 "Takes No Responsibility for Killing People with Her Charm" Xiao Mimi; 「寧死不吃虧、拚命佔便宜」歐陽丁, 歐陽當 "Would Rather Die Than Suffer a Loss, Risk His Life to Gain Any Advantage" Ouyang Ding and Ouyang Dang; 「損人不利己」白開心 "Harm Others With No Self Benefit" Bai Kaixin
the above hasn't scratched the surface, i know. but it's a start!
do you have a favourite character moniker?