Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild
异想天开
yì xiǎng tiān kāi
to imagine the wildest thing / to indulge in fantasy
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
万智牌
wàn zhì pái
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
李朝威
Lǐ Cháo wēi
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
李汝珍
Lǐ Rǔ zhēn
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 / or Flowers in the Mirror
柳毅传
Liǔ Yì zhuàn
story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
狂战士
kuáng zhàn shì
berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)
狄公案
Dí Gōng An4
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳[Chen2 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]
镜花缘
Jìng huā Yuán
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍[Li3 Ru3 zhen1]
陈仲琳
Chén Zhòng lín
Chen Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]
陆西星
Lù Xī xīng
Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4 lin2]
魔棒
mó bàng
a wizard's wand (notion borrowed from Western fantasy fiction)
玄幻
xuán huàn
xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
huàn