Four Classic Novelsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Calque from Chinese 四大名著 (Sìdàmíngzhù, literally “Four Big Famous Works”)

固有名詞

Four Classic Novels

1. (literature) The four works of Chinese literature most highly regarded in Chinese literary criticism: the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, the Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, the Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, and the Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin.

使用する際の注意点

Not to be confused with the Four Books and Five Classics, two separate lists of ancient Chinese Confucian classics.