罗贯中《三国演义》
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Author: Luó GuànZhōng
Translator: Moss Roberts
漢朝 / 汉朝 Hàn Cháo
袁绍 Yuán Shào
吕布 Lǚ Bù
奉先 Fèng Xiān
Advisor to 曹操 Cáo Cāo who defected to 吕布 Lǚ Bù
陈宫 Chén Gōng
2 刘协 Liú Xié
伯和 Bó Hé
陈留王 Chén Liú Wáng
汉献帝 Hàn Xiàn Dì 9 years old
Defected from 袁绍 Yuán Shào and joined 公孙瓒 GōngSūn Zàn because he believes in 仁义 rényì benevolence and righteousness
赵云 Zhào Yún
子龍 Zi Lóng
五虎將
马超 Mǎ Chāo
孟起 Mèng Qǐ
五虎將
20th generation descendant of Confucius
孔融 Kǒng Róng
建安七子
Wanted to protect, however his men killed family of 曹操 Cáo Cāo
陶谦 Táo Qiān (Died of old age)
Has the imperial seal
袁术 Yuán Shù
Was under 袁术 Yuán Shù but turned on him
孙策 Sūn Cè
伯符 Bó Fú
Imperial inspector of 扬州 Yáng Zhōu ( 江南 / 江东 )
刘繇 Liú Yáo
Defected from 刘繇 Liú Yáo to 孙策 Sūn Cè
太史慈 TàiShǐ Cí
蜀漢 / 蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn
1 刘备 Liú Bèi
玄德 Xuán Dé
双股剑 shuāng gǔ jiàn
股 gǔ thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (stock) share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科; measure word for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc; measure word for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff; measure word for bands of people, gangs etc; measure word for sudden forceful actions
3 張飛 Zhāng Fēi
益德 Yì Dé
丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
五虎將
2 關羽 Guān Yǔ
雲長 Yún Zhǎng
八十二斤青龙偃月刀 qīnglóng yǎn yuè
五虎將
曹魏 Cáo Wèi
曹操 Cáo Cāo
孟德 Mèng Dé
典韦 Diǎn Wéi
孫吳 / 孙吴 Sūn Wú
Founder
孙权 Sūn Quán
仲谋 Zhòng Móu
吳大帝
Maternal uncle of 孙策 Sūn Cè
吴景 Wú Jǐng
Served 孙坚 Sūn Jiān, 孙策 Sūn Cè, and later 孙权 Sūn Quán
朱治 Zhū Zhì
君理 Jūn Lǐ
Advisor to 袁术 Yuán Shù who defected to 孙策 Sūn Cè, and later served 孙权 Sūn Quán
吕范 Lǚ Fàn
子衡 Zi Héng
Best friend of 孙策 Sūn Cè
周瑜 Zhōu Yú
Advisor to 孙策 Sūn Cè, and later served 孙权 Sūn Quán
张昭 Zhāng Zhāo
子布 Zǐ Bù
二张
Advisor to 孙策 Sūn Cè, and later served 孙权 Sūn Quán
张纮 Zhāng Hóng
子纲 Zi Gāng
二张
Advisor to 孙策 Sūn Cè, and later served 孙权 Sūn Quán
虞翻 Yú Fān
仲翔 Zhòng Xiáng
Physician
华佗 Huá Tuó
元化 Yuán Huà
Themes
Bros over h*
Pretending to be dead
Not recognizing talent versus making use of human resources
Gaining popularity among civilians by keeping army under control and not raiding them
Thoughts
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吕布 Lǚ Bù and 刘备 Liú Bèi redefine for themselves what happened.
刘备 Liú Bèi willing to bend and go with the flow.
Definitions
gnomon noun
the part of a sundial that casts a shadow
