桃园三结义
Traditional form:
桃園三結義
Pinyin (reading):
Táoyuán Sān Jiéyì
Definitions:
- Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備/刘备 ( Liú Bèi), Zhang Fei 張飛/张飞 ( Zhāng Fēi) and Guan Yu 關羽/关羽 ( Guān Yǔ) at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義/三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì)
Characters:
- 桃 - peach; marriage; surname
- 园 - garden, park; orchard
- 三 - three
- 结 - knot, tie; to connect, to join
- 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
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