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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
三國演義 Sānguó Yǎnyì	三國演義 \| 三國演義* \| *三國演義	Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中｜罗贯中, 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 Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei 魏 as villains	三国演义

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
大橋 Dà Qiáo	大橋 \| 大橋* \| *大橋	Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China	大桥


小橋 Xiǎo Qiáo	小橋 \| 小橋* \| *小橋	Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China	小桥


周瑜 Zhōu Yú	周瑜 \| 周瑜* \| *周瑜	Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


桃園結義 táoyuánjiéyì	桃園結義 \| 桃園結義* \| *桃園結義	to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義｜三国演义) (idiom)	桃园结义


赤壁之戰 Chìbìzhī Zhàn	赤壁之戰 \| 赤壁之戰* \| *赤壁之戰	Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區｜黄州区 of Huanggang city 黃岡｜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	赤壁之战


桃園三結義 Táoyuán Sān Jiéyì	桃園三結義 \| 桃園三結義* \| *桃園三結義	Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備｜刘备, Zhang Fei 張飛｜张飞 and Guan Yu 關羽｜关羽 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义	桃园三结义


分久必合，合久必分 fēnjiǔbìhé, héjiǔbìfēn	分久…必分 \| 分久…必分* \| *分久…必分	lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義｜三国演义) / fig. things are constantly changing


四大名著 sìdàmíngzhù	四大名著 \| 四大名著* \| *四大名著	the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢｜红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳｜水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记


昭披耶帕康 Zhāopīyé Pàkāng	昭披耶帕康 \| 昭披耶帕康* \| *昭披耶帕康	Chao Phraya Phra Klang (Royal Finance and External Affairs Minister), the honorary title of the 18th century official of the royal court of Thailand who translated 三國演義｜三国演义 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) into Thai


草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn	草船借箭 \| 草船借箭* \| *草船借箭	lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義｜三国演义) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends


華容道 Huáróng Dào	華容道 \| 華容道* \| *華容道	Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义)	华容道

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