三国演义
Traditional form:
三國演義
Pinyin (reading):
Sānguó Yǎnyì
Definitions:
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中／罗贯中 ( Luó Guànzhōng), 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, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備／刘备 ( Liú Bèi) Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉 ( Shǔ Hàn) as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) Wei 魏 ( Wèi) as villains
Characters:
- 三 - three
- 国 - country, nation, state; national
- 演 - to perform, to act, to put on a play
- 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
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