蒋门神 (Jiǎng Ménshén) · Jiang Menshen ('Jiang the Gate-God'),…

Meanings

1 Jiang Menshen ('Jiang the Gate-God'), bully ousted by Wu Song in 《水浒传》
2 thuggish tavern owner defeated in the famous 'drunken beating' episode

About Jiang Menshen

文学人物 fictional character

Hulking tavern bully of the novel 水浒传, nicknamed after the door gods for his size. The hero 武松 drinks at every inn on the way, then beats him: the famous episode 醉打蒋门神.

Also called 蒋忠

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

武松醉打蒋门神。

Wǔ Sōng zuì dǎ Jiǎng Ménshén.

Wu Song, drunk, beat up Jiang Menshen.

HSK 7-9

蒋门神霸占了快活林酒店。

Jiǎng Ménshén bàzhàn le Kuàihuó Lín jiǔdiàn.

Jiang Menshen seized control of the Happy Grove tavern.

Tips

culture

The fight is over 快活林, 'Happy Grove', a tavern Jiang had seized from 施恩. Wu Song feints with his fists, then kicks left, spins and kicks right, a move the novel calls 玉环步，鸳鸯脚, 'jade-ring step, mandarin-duck feet'.

memory

门神 are the paired warriors pasted on front doors at New Year to keep evil out, most often the Tang generals 秦琼 and 尉迟恭. Wu Song shows this one to be a 纸老虎, a 'paper tiger'.