周瑜打黄盖
Traditional form:
周瑜打黃蓋
Pinyin (reading):
Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài
Definitions:
- fig. with the connivance of both sides
- fig. by mutual consent
- cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰／赤壁之战 ( Chìbìzhī Zhàn)
Characters:
- 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference
- 瑜 - flawless gem or jewel
- 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
- 黄 - yellow; surname
- 盖 - to cover, to hide, to protect
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