三国演义

三國演義
Sānguó Yǎnyì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 罗贯中 Luó Guànzhōng, 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

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1 三国 Sānguó
  1. Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
  2. any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新罗 Xīnluó in 658
2 演义 yǎnyì
  1. to dramatize historical events
  2. novel or play on historical theme