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三国演义

Sān guó Yǎn yì

4-character word Traditional 三國演義

What 三国演义 means

1. Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong {罗贯中|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 {刘备|Liú Bèi} Shu Han {蜀汉|Shǔ Hàn} as heroes and Cao Cao's {曹操|Cáo Cāo} Wei {魏|Wèi} as villains

The characters in 三国演义

• 三sānthree; 3
• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national
• 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out…
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning

Example sentences

• 中国的四大名着是《西游记》《三国演义》《水浒传》和《红楼梦》。
  The Four Great Classical Novels of China are Journey to the West (西遊記, Xī Yóu Jì), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義, Sānguó Yǎnyì), Water Margin (水滸傳, Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), and Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢, Hóng Lóu Mèng).