Liú Bèi
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
Guān Yǔ
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty
posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama
Ā Dǒu
A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
fig. weak and inept person
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
Zhāng Fēi
Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine
Shǔ guó
Sichuan
the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods
the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
Shǔ Hàn
Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
Liú Chán
Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
liù tāo sān lüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo] and ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 三略[Sān Lüè], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
shù liú
to rinse one's mouth with water
to gargle
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
shù liù
(bird species of China) olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Ā dǒu
A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
fig. weak and inept person
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