[三国 / 三國, Sān guó, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]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#2792[Add to Longdo]
[凉 / 涼, liáng, ㄌㄧㄤˊ]cool; cold; the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421)#3664[Add to Longdo]
[燕, Yān, ㄧㄢ]Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436); surname Yan#4554[Add to Longdo]
[魏, Wèi, ㄨㄟˋ]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#8200[Add to Longdo]
[曹操, Cáo Cāo, ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ]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#8281[Add to Longdo]
[诸葛亮 / 諸葛亮, Zhū gě Liàng, ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ]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#13603[Add to Longdo]
[周瑜, Zhōu Yú, ㄓㄡ ㄩˊ]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#19755[Add to Longdo]
[三国演义 / 三國演義, Sān guó yǎn yì, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ]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#21589[Add to Longdo]
[关羽 / 關羽, Guān Yǔ, ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˇ]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#21913[Add to Longdo]
[张飞 / 張飛, Zhāng Fēi, ㄓㄤ ㄈㄟ]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#22979[Add to Longdo]
[孙权 / 孫權, Sūn Quán, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ]Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period#25189[Add to Longdo]
[东吴 / 東吳, Dōng Wú, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ]Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权#25550[Add to Longdo]
[吴国 / 吳國, Wú guó, ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]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#28941[Add to Longdo]
[魏国 / 魏國, Wèi guó, ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]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#30852[Add to Longdo]
[三国志 / 三國志, Sān guó zhì, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓˋ]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#35216[Add to Longdo]
[孙坚 / 孫堅, Sūn Jiān, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ]Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms#43396[Add to Longdo]
[庞德 / 龐德, Páng Dé, ㄆㄤˊ ㄉㄜˊ]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#47299[Add to Longdo]
[刘渊 / 劉淵, Liú Yuān, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢ]Liu Yuan, warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉 (304-347)#52991[Add to Longdo]
[曹魏, Cáo Wèi, ㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ]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#54667[Add to Longdo]
[蜀汉 / 蜀漢, Shǔ Hàn, ㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ]Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han#57820[Add to Longdo]
[赤壁之战 / 赤壁之戰, Chì bì zhī zhàn, ㄔˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄓㄢˋ]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#59647[Add to Longdo]
[三顾茅庐 / 三顧茅廬, sān gù máo lú, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ]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#73190[Add to Longdo]
[罗贯中 / 羅貫中, Luó Guàn zhōng, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ]Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works#81280[Add to Longdo]
[司马炎 / 司馬炎, Sī mǎ Yán, ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ]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#97491[Add to Longdo]
[新罗 / 新羅, Xīn luó, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄛˊ]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#136978[Add to Longdo]
[五凉, Wǔ Liáng, ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ]the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421)[Add to Longdo]
[ごこじゅうろっこく, gokojuurokkoku](n) Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China from 304 to 439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period[Add to Longdo]
[がっしょうれんこう, gasshourenkou](n) (See 合従, 連衡) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making & breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient[Add to Longdo]
[さんごく, sangoku](n) (1) three countries; (2) Japan, China & India; Japan, Korea & China; all the world; (3) Three Kingdoms (of ancient China[Add to Longdo]
[さんごくじだい, sangokujidai](n) (1) Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220-280 CE); (2) Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 4th-7th centuries CE)[Add to Longdo]