[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]
[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]
[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]
[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]
[五虎将 / 五虎將, Wǔ hǔ jiàng, ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ]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]
[蜀国 / 蜀國, Shǔ guó, ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]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]
[长坂坡七进七出 / 長坂坡七进七出, cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chū, ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄢˇ ㄆㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨ]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]