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三國志

简三国志 · 繁三國志

Mandarin · pinyin Sān guó zhì

History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, composed by Chen Shou 陳壽 Chén Shòu in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝 Jìn cháo, 65 scrolls

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三: sān · three
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志: zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–2–4 · San1 guo2 zhi4

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