三國演義
简 三国演义 · 繁 三國演義Meanings
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中 Luó 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, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備 Liú Bèi Shu Han 蜀漢 Shǔ Hàn as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Cáo Cāo Wei 魏 Wèi as villains
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1–2–3–4 · San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4
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saam1 gwok3 jin2 ji6
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- The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels
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