Cáo Wèi
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
Wèi
surname Wei
name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
Cáo Cāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Sān guó yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Lúo Guàn zhōng], 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, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
Wèi guó
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄
Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
Cáo Pī
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
Páng Dé
Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽
Pound (name)
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator
Wèi Wén dì
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
Sān Cáo
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
Wáng Sù
Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷书
Sān guó Yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], 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, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
Zhōng Yáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]
Sī mǎ Zhāo
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom)
fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
(former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"