[魏, Wèiㄨㄟˋ] surname Wei; name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at, See Also: 曹操#8200
[诸葛亮 / 諸葛亮, Zhū gě Liàngㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ] Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and Prime Minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius, See Also: 蜀漢, 蜀汉, 三國演義, 三国演义#13603
[周瑜, Zhōu Yúㄓㄡ ㄩˊ] Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redwall; in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang#19755
[三国演义 / 三國演義, Sān guó yǎn yìㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ] Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 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, See Also: 劉備, 蜀漢, 刘备, 蜀汉, 曹操, 魏#21589
[关羽 / 關羽, Guān Yǔㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˇ] 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#21913
[张飞 / 張飛, Zhāng Fēiㄓㄤ ㄈㄟ] 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#22979
[孙权 / 孫權, Sūn Quánㄙㄨㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ] Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period, See Also: 吳, 吴#25189
[东吴 / 東吳, Dōng Wúㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ] Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权, See Also: 孫權, 孙权#25550
[吴国 / 吳國, Wú guóㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods); Wu state 220-280, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权 the southernmost of the three Kingdoms, See Also: 孫權, 孙权#28941
[魏国 / 魏國, Wèi guóㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, See Also: 戰國七雄, 战国七雄, 曹魏#30852
[三国志 / 三國志, Sān guó zhìㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓˋ] History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳寿|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝, 65 scrolls, See Also: 二十四史, 陳寿, 陈寿, 晋朝#35216
[孙坚 / 孫堅, Sūn Jiānㄙㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ] Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms#43396
[庞德 / 龐德, Páng Déㄆㄤˊ ㄉㄜˊ] Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽; Pound (name); Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet and translator, See Also: 關羽, 关羽#47299
[曹魏, Cáo Wèiㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ] 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, See Also: 曹丕#54667
[赤壁之战 / 赤壁之戰, Chì bì zhī zhànㄔˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄓㄢˋ] Battle of Redwall of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu; famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, See Also: 黃州區, 黄州区, 黄冈, 曹操, 三國演義, 三国演义#59647
[司马炎 / 司馬炎, Sī mǎ Yánㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ] Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝, See Also: 晋, 晉武帝#97491
[蜀国 / 蜀國, Shǔ guóㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] 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, See Also: 劉備, 刘备
[长坂坡七进七出 / 長坂坡七进七出, cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chūㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄢˇ ㄆㄛ ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ ㄔㄨ] famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies, See Also: 趙雲, 赵云