武侠 wǔxiá martial arts chivalry
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant
How to remember 武侠: 武 military + 侠 chivalrous person = martial arts chivalry.
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How it is used
- 'Martial-arts chivalry (genre); knight-errant' - 武侠小说 (wǔxiá xiǎoshuō) wuxia novels.
- A whole cultural genre of martial heroes (侠, chivalrous fighters) - books, films, games.
- 金庸 (Jin Yong)'s novels are the classic 武侠 canon.