三国 | [Sān guó, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 三 国 / 三 國] Three Kingdoms period following the break-up of the Han (220-280); several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗 in 658 #2,792 [Add to Longdo] | 魏 | [Wèi, ㄨㄟˋ, 魏] surname Wei; name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at #8,200 [Add to Longdo] | 曹操 | [Cáo Cāo, ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ, 曹 操] Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 #8,281 [Add to Longdo] | 蜀 | [shǔ, ㄕㄨˇ, 蜀] abbr. for Sichuan 四川 province in southwest China; one of the Three Kingdoms after the fall of the Han dynasty #11,037 [Add to Longdo] | 吕布 | [Lǚ Bù, ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ, 吕 布 / 呂 布] Lü Bu (161-198), champion fighter in the early part of Three Kingdoms #13,092 [Add to Longdo] | 诸葛亮 | [Zhū gě Liàng, ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ, 诸 葛 亮 / 諸 葛 亮] Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and Prime Minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius #13,603 [Add to Longdo] | 周瑜 | [Zhōu Yú, ㄓㄡ ㄩˊ, 周 瑜] Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redwall; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang #19,755 [Add to Longdo] | 赵云 | [Zhào Yún, ㄓㄠˋ ㄩㄣˊ, 赵 云 / 趙 雲] Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms #21,132 [Add to Longdo] | 三国演义 | [Sān guó yǎn yì, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ, 三 国 演 义 / 三 國 演 義] Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao #21,589 [Add to Longdo] | 关羽 | [Guān Yǔ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˇ, 关 羽 / 關 羽] Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty; posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama #21,913 [Add to Longdo] | 张飞 | [Zhāng Fēi, ㄓㄤ ㄈㄟ, 张 飞 / 張 飛] Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine #22,979 [Add to Longdo] | 孙权 | [Sūn Quán, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ, 孙 权 / 孫 權] Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period #25,189 [Add to Longdo] | 东吴 | [Dōng Wú, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ, 东 吴 / 東 吳] Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 #25,550 [Add to Longdo] | 吴国 | [Wú guó, ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 吴 国 / 吳 國] Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms #28,941 [Add to Longdo] | 魏国 | [Wèi guó, ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 魏 国 / 魏 國] Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms #30,852 [Add to Longdo] | 马超 | [Mǎ Chāo, ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄠ, 马 超 / 馬 超] Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms #31,938 [Add to Longdo] | 三国志 | [Sān guó zhì, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓˋ, 三 国 志 / 三 國 志] History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳寿|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝, 65 scrolls #35,216 [Add to Longdo] | 高句丽 | [Gāo jù lí, ㄍㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ, 高 句 丽 / 高 句 麗] Koguryo, one of the Korean three kingdoms (57BC-668AD) #41,072 [Add to Longdo] | 孙坚 | [Sūn Jiān, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ, 孙 坚 / 孫 堅] Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms #43,396 [Add to Longdo] | 庞德 | [Páng Dé, ㄆㄤˊ ㄉㄜˊ, 庞 德 / 龐 德] Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽; Pound (name); Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator #47,299 [Add to Longdo] | 黄忠 | [Huáng Zhōng, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ, 黄 忠 / 黃 忠] Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter #48,663 [Add to Longdo] | 曹魏 | [Cáo Wèi, ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ, 曹 魏] Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265 #54,667 [Add to Longdo] | 蜀汉 | [Shǔ Hàn, ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ, 蜀 汉 / 蜀 漢] Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han #57,820 [Add to Longdo] | 赤壁之战 | [Chì bì zhī zhàn, ㄔˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄓㄢˋ, 赤 壁 之 战 / 赤 壁 之 戰] Battle of Redwall of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu; famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 #59,647 [Add to Longdo] | 三顾茅庐 | [sān gù máo lú, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ, 三 顾 茅 庐 / 三 顧 茅 廬] lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times #73,190 [Add to Longdo] | 马良 | [Mǎ Liáng, ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 马 良 / 馬 良] Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms) #78,331 [Add to Longdo] | 罗贯中 | [Luó Guàn zhōng, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ, 罗 贯 中 / 羅 貫 中] Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works #81,280 [Add to Longdo] | 两面三刀 | [liǎng miàn sān dāo, ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠ, 两 面 三 刀 / 兩 面 三 刀] two-faced, three knives (成语 saw); double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing #88,933 [Add to Longdo] | 司马炎 | [Sī mǎ Yán, ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ, 司 马 炎 / 司 馬 炎] Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝 #97,491 [Add to Longdo] | 陈寿 | [Chén Shòu, ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ, 陈 寿 / 陳 壽] Western Jin dynasty 西晋 historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志 #135,239 [Add to Longdo] | 新罗 | [Xīn luó, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄛˊ, 新 罗 / 新 羅] Silla, one of three Korean kingdoms from 1st century, defeated its rivals Paikche and Koryo by collaborating with Tang around 645, ruled unified Korea 658-935 #136,978 [Add to Longdo] | 华容道 | [Huá róng dào, ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ, 华 容 道 / 華 容 道] Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义) #166,379 [Add to Longdo] | 三侠五义 | [Sān xiá wǔ yì, ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 三 侠 五 义 / 三 俠 五 義] Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun #174,735 [Add to Longdo] | 三国时代 | [sān guó shí dài, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ, 三 国 时 代 / 三 國 時 代] the Three Kingdoms period after the break-up of the Han (220-280) #379,933 [Add to Longdo] | 五虎将 | [Wǔ hǔ jiàng, ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ, 五 虎 将 / 五 虎 將] Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠 [Add to Longdo] | 四大名著 | [sì dà míng zhù, ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ, 四 大 名 著] the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西游記|西游记 [Add to Longdo] | 桃园三结义 | [Táo yuán sān jié yì, ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ, 桃 园 三 结 义 / 桃 園 三 結 義] the oath of brotherhood in the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞 and Guan Yu 關於|关于 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 [Add to Longdo] | 荀彧 | [Xún Yù, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˋ, 荀 彧] Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms [Add to Longdo] | 董奉 | [Dǒng Fèng, ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄥˋ, 董 奉] Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead [Add to Longdo] | 蜀国 | [Shǔ guó, ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 蜀 国 / 蜀 國] Sichuan; the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods; the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms [Add to Longdo] | 说曹操曹操就到 | [shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào, ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ, 说 曹 操 曹 操 就 到 / 說 曹 操 曹 操 就 到] speak of the devil; cf Cao Cao 曹操 (155-220), king of Cao Wei 曹魏 and main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 [Add to Longdo] | 长坂坡七进七出 | [cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chū, ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄢˇ ㄆㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨ, 长 坂 坡 七 进 七 出 / 長 坂 坡 七 进 七 出] famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies [Add to Longdo] |
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