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五虎將

简五虎将 · 繁五虎將

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ hǔ jiàng

Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽, Zhang Fei 張飛, Zhao Yun 趙雲, Ma Chao 馬超, Huang Zhong 黃忠

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五: wǔ · five; surname
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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3–3–4 · Wu3 hu3 jiang4

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