桃園三結義
See also: 桃园三结义
Chinese
peach garden; Taoyuan three to make a solemn pact trad. (桃園三結義) 桃園 三 結義 simp. (桃园三结义) 桃园 三 结义 Literally: “Oath of the Three at the Peach Garden”.
Etymology
From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei made an oath in the peach garden.
Three Heroes of Three Kingdoms, silk painting by Sekkan Sakurai (1715-1790). This painting is usually hung in the offices of businessmen to show that they were trustworthy, as these brothers were to each other.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryuan san jyeyih
- IPA (key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ sa̠n⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: tou4 jyun4 saam1 git3 ji6
- Yale: tòuh yùhn sāam git yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou4 jyn4 saam1 git8 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: tou4 yun4 sam1 gid3 yi6
- IPA (key): /tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ sɑːm⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
桃園三結義
- to become sworn brothers
- to join forces
- 備戰2008年北京奧運會，中日韓棒球隊“桃園三結義” [MSC, trad.]
备战2008年北京奥运会，中日韩棒球队“桃园三结义” [MSC, simp.]- From: 2005: anon., CHINA.com.cn
- Bèizhàn 2008 nián běijīng àoyùnhuì, zhōng rì hán bàngqiú duì “táoyuán sān jiéyì” [Pinyin]
- The baseball teams of China, Japan and Korea join forces in preparation for the 2008 Olymipics in Beijing
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