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

  (Pinyin): táoyuán sān jiéyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jyun⁴ saam¹ git³ ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táoyuán sān jiéyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táoyuán san jiéyì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao²-yüan² san¹ chieh²-i⁴
    • Yale: táu-ywán sān jyé-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryuan san jyeyih
    • Palladius: таоюань сань цзеи (taojuanʹ sanʹ czei)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ jiː²²/

Idiom

桃園三結義

1. to become sworn brothers
2. 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

Synonyms

• 桃園結義／桃园结义 (táoyuán-jiéyì)

References

• Oath of the Peach Garden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia