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Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese

三国演义 Sānguó Yǎnyì

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is 三国演义 (Sānguó Yǎnyì) in Chinese: 三国 means “three kingdoms” and 演义 “a historical romance”. The kingdoms are 魏 Wèi, 蜀 Shǔ and 吴 Wú, led by 曹操 Cáo Cāo, 刘备 Liú Bèi and 孙权 Sūn Quán, and the names are the same in Dynasty Warriors and Total War: Three Kingdoms.

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The kingdoms

• 魏WèiWei
• 蜀ShǔShu
• 吴WúWu
• 汉Hànthe Han dynasty

The heroes

• 刘备Liú BèiLiu Bei
• 关羽Guān YǔGuan Yu
• 张飞Zhāng FēiZhang Fei
• 诸葛亮Zhūgě LiàngZhuge Liang
• 赵云Zhào YúnZhao Yun
• 马超Mǎ ChāoMa Chao
• 黄忠Huáng ZhōngHuang Zhong
• 刘禅Liú ShànLiu Shan
• 曹操Cáo CāoCao Cao
• 司马懿Sīmǎ YìSima Yi
• 孙权Sūn QuánSun Quan
• 孙策Sūn CèSun Ce
• 周瑜Zhōu YúZhou Yu
• 大乔Dà QiáoDa Qiao
• 小乔Xiǎo QiáoXiao Qiao
• 吕布Lǚ BùLü Bu
• 貂蝉DiāochánDiaochan
• 董卓Dǒng ZhuóDong Zhuo
• 袁绍Yuán ShàoYuan Shao

Courtesy names

• 玄德XuándéLiu Bei’s courtesy name
• 云长YúnchángGuan Yu’s
• 孔明KǒngmíngZhuge Liang’s
• 子龙ZǐlóngZhao Yun’s
• 孟德MèngdéCao Cao’s

The famous moments

• 桃园结义táoyuán jiéyìthe Oath of the Peach Garden
• 三顾茅庐sān gù máolúthree visits to the thatched cottage
• 赤壁之战Chìbì zhī Zhànthe Battle of Red Cliffs
• 草船借箭cǎochuán jiè jiànborrowing arrows with straw boats
• 青龙偃月刀Qīnglóng Yǎnyuè Dāothe Green Dragon Crescent Blade
• 赤兔ChìtùRed Hare, the horse
• 丞相chéngxiàngchancellor
• 将军jiāngjūngeneral
• 军师jūnshīstrategist