[ Named ‘Water Mirror’ by Pang Degong. Former teacher of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ssŭma Hui (Tê-ts‘ao)
Simplified Chinese: 司马徽 (德操)
Pronunciation: Si1ma3 Hui1 (De2cao1)
Cantonese (Yale): Sima Fai (Dak-chou)
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Simaa Fai (Dak-cou)
Min-Nan: Suma Hui (Tek-coh)
Birthplace: Sima Hui is described as both a man from Yingchuan and of Xiangyang in Nan Commandery. He probably migrated south to avoid the civil war. [Rafe]
Other Names: Water Mirror
Rank and Titles
“Water Mirror” Or “Mirror of Water” (Pang Degong)
Family and Relationships
Xiang Lang, Xu Shu, Yin Mo, Li Ren (Students)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- It was originally Pang Degong who described Zhuge Liang as ‘Sleeping Dragon’, Pang Tong as ‘Fledgling Phoenix’, and Sima Hui as ‘Water Mirror’. Sima Hui, however, did repeat this to Liu Bei. [ZZTJ 65]
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 35–38
Sanguozhi: Shu 7
Hou Han shu: 83
Zizhi tongjian: 65