魏蜀吳

魏蜀吴
Wèi-Shǔ-Wú

the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 魏 Wèi
  1. surname Wei
  2. name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States
  3. Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操 Cáo Cāo, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty
  4. the Wei dynasty 221–265
  5. Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
=1 魏 wèi tower over a palace gateway (old)
=1 魏 wéi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) standing alone
  2. alternative form of 巍 (wéi, “towering”)
  3. standing alone
=2 蜀 Shǔ
  1. short name for Sichuan 四川 Sìchuān province
  2. one of the Three Kingdoms 三國 Sānguó after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢 Shǔ Hàn, situated around what is now Sichuan province
=2 蜀 shǔ
  1. (historical dictionaries only) silkworm on hollyhock
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蠋 (zhú, “caterpillar”)
  3. (～國) the name of a state in ancient China
  4. Sichuan (a province of China)
  5. alternative form of 蠋 (zhú, “caterpillar”)
  6. another name for Shu Han, one of Three Kingdoms
  7. silkworm on hollyhock
  8. the name of a state in ancient China
=3 吳 Wú
  1. surname Wu
  2. area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai
  3. name of states in southern China at different historical periods
=3 吳 wú
  1. (historical) (～國) Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms
  2. (historical) (～國) Wu, a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period
  3. (historical) (～國) Wu, one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) big
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to speak loudly; to shout
  6. (～國) Eastern Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms
  7. (～國) Wu, a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period
  8. (～國) Wu, one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937
  9. (～市) Kure (a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
  10. Kure (a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
  11. Wu; the Chinese dialects of that territory, including Suzhounese and Shanghainese
  12. a surname
  13. alternative form of 虞 (yú)
  14. big
  15. the region comprising southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang
  16. to speak loudly; to shout