三国 | san1 guo2 | Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history |
曹操 | cao2 cao1 | the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義三国演义 |
赵 | zhao4 zhao4 zhao1 | to surpass (old) |
夏 | xia4 | Xiamen |
诸葛亮 | zhu1 ge2 liang4 zhu1 ge3 liang4 | mastermind |
三国志 | san1 guo2 zhi4 | Truncated - click through for definition |
丞相 | cheng2 xiang4 | prime minister |
凉 | liang2 | cool |
大桥 | da4 qiao2 | great bridge |
魏 | wei4 | surname Wei |
东吴 | dong1 wu2 | Eastern Wu (222-280) |
曹魏 | cao2 wei4 | 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 |
战国时代 | zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4 | age of the warring kingdoms |