Four Classic Novels

Proper noun

 * 1) 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.

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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 四書五經
 * Mandarin:
 * Vietnamese: Tứ đại danh tác (四大名著)