Monkey King in Chinese / Japanese...

měi hóu wáng

美猴王 is the specific title for "Monkey King."

A character made famous by the ancient novel, Journey to the West.

It literally means "Handsome/Beautiful Monkey King."

See Also:  Monkey Fist | Drunken Monkey

hóu wáng

猴王 is the short title for "Monkey King." This can refer to the character made famous by the ancient novel, Journey to the West.

This literally reads "Monkey King." However, this title is open to interpretation, and could be used for someone who is the boss of the primate exhibit at the zoo, or certain characters in Chinese opera.

See Also:  Monkey Fist | Drunken Monkey

zuì hóu

醉猴 is the short title for Drunken Monkey (often used as a title for a style of martial arts or kung fu which mimics the movements of a drunk monkey).

This martial arts style was inspired by the novel, "Journey to the West."

See Also:  Monkey Fist

yo i saru

酔い猿 is the Japanese title for Drunken Monkey.

See Also:  Monkey Fist

zuì hóu gōng fu

醉猴功夫 is the title for Drunken Monkey Kung Fu (Gong Fu).

The martial arts style inspired by the novel, "Journey to the West."

See Also:  Monkey Fist

wù kōng

go kuu

悟空 is the short name or given name of, Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West.

This title is also known as the given name of the Monkey King in Japanese. This can also be Goku, short for Son Goku, a fictional character of the Dragon Ball Japanese manga series (also based loosely on the Monkey King).

sūn wù kōng

son go kuu

孫悟空 is the name, Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King. He is a main character with supernatural powers in the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West.

This title is also known as the real name of the Monkey King in Japanese. This can also be the Son Goku better known as simply Goku, a fictional character of the Dragon Ball Japanese manga series.