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Name (family, given), style, Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Officer Name (Wade-Giles) |
Traditional, Simplified |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Ma Ai | 馬艾 | |
| Ma Ai | 马艾 | |
| Held office as Administrator of Dunhuang. | ||
| Ma Bing | 馬秉 | |
| Ma Ping | 马秉 | |
| Son of Ma Liang. | ||
| Ma Chao (Mengqi) | 馬超 (孟起) | |
| Ma Ch‘ao (Mêng-ch‘i) | 马超 (孟起) | |
| Served Shu after fleeing from the north. Third of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Ma Dai | 馬岱 | |
| Ma Tai | 马岱 | |
| Ma Chao’s cousin. He surrendered to Liu Bei with Ma Chao. | ||
| Ma Jun (Deheng) | 馬鈞 (德衡) | |
| Ma Chün (Tê-hêng) | 马钧 (德衡) | |
| Master of Works for Cao Rui. Advised the Emperor to drink Celestial Elixir. | ||
| Ma Liang (Jichang) | 馬良 (季常) | |
| Ma Liang (Chi-ch‘ang) | 马良 (季常) | |
| Administered Jing after Liu Bei took Shu. Nicknamed ‘White Eyebrows’. | ||
| Ma Long (Xiaoxing) | 馬隆 (孝興) | |
| Ma Lung (Hsiao-hsing) | 马隆 (孝兴) | |
| Fought the Xianbei and defeated the rebel Tufa Shujineng. | ||
| Ma Miao | 馬邈 | |
| Ma Miao | 马邈 | |
| Surrendered Jiangyou castle prompting his wife to commit suicide. | ||
| Ma Midi (Wengshu) | 馬日磾 (翁叔) | |
| Ma Miti (Wêng-shu) | 马日磾 (翁叔) | |
| Sent as envoy to stop the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. | ||
| Ma Su (Youchang) | 馬謖 (幼常) | |
| Ma Su (Yu-ch‘ang) | 马谡 (幼常) | |
| Ma Liang’s younger brother. Executed by Zhuge Liang after his failure at Jie Ting. | ||
| Ma Teng (Shoucheng) | 馬騰 (壽成) | |
| Ma T‘êng (Shou-ch‘êng) | 马腾 (寿成) | |
| Governed Xiliang. Descendant of the famous warrior Ma Yuan. Ma Chao’s father. | ||
| Ma Tie | 馬鐵 | |
| Ma T‘ieh | 马铁 | |
| Killed in a volley of arrows as Cao Cao attacks the Ma’s outside Xuchang. | ||
| Ma Wan | 馬玩 | |
| Ma Wan | 马玩 | |
| Served under Han Sui. Tried to protect Han Sui from Ma Chao, but failed. | ||
| Ma Xiu | 馬休 | |
| Ma Hsiu | 马休 | |
| Second son of Ma Teng. Executed by Cao Cao on his way to Xuchang. | ||
| Ma Xiu | 馬脩 | |
| Ma Hsiu | 马脩 | |
| Son of Ma Zhong (Dexin). His family continued service in Jin after Shu’s surrender. | ||
| Ma Yan | 馬延 | |
| Ma Yen | 马延 | |
| Served Yuan Shang, and later Cao Cao. Killed by Gan Ning. | ||
| Ma Yu | 馬宇 | |
| Ma Yü | 马宇 | |
| Han Privy Counsellor. Helped Ma Teng and Han Sui. Killed by Li Jue and Guo Si. | ||
| Ma Yu | 馬玉 | |
| Ma Yü | 马玉 | |
| Shu officer. Died in the year following Kongming’s occupation of Hanzhong. | ||
| Ma Yuanyi | 馬元義 | |
| Ma Yüani | 马元义 | |
| Follower of Zhang Jue and the Yellow Scarves. Torn asunder by chariots for treason. | ||
| Ma Yunlu | 馬雲騄 | |
| Ma Yünlu | 马云騄 | |
| Fictional character created by Koei. Daughter of Ma Teng. Married to Zhao Yun. | ||
Notes: Sometimes appears incorrectly as Ma Yunli. |
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| Ma Zhong | 馬忠 | |
| Ma Chung | 马忠 | |
| Captured Guan Yu and Guan Ping. Executed to satiate Liu Bei in the novel. | ||
| Ma Zhong (Dexin) | 馬忠 (德信) | |
| Ma Chung (Tê-hsin) | 马忠 (德信) | |
| Served Shu notably during the northern and southern campaigns. | ||
Notes: Also known as Hu Du (狐篤). Mistranslated as Ma Zheng in the Brewitt-Taylor edition of the novel. |
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| Ma Zun | 馬遵 | |
| Ma Tsun | 马遵 | |
| Was defeated by Shu and fled to Hu, drives Jiang Wei into Shu by his paranoia. | ||
| Man Chong (Boning) | 滿寵 (伯寧) | |
| Man Ch‘ung (Po-ning) | 满宠 (伯宁) | |
| Served Cao Cao as Military Aide. Helped to repel Shu’s fifth northern campaign. | ||
| Mangyachang | 忙牙長 | |
| Mangyach‘ang | 忙牙长 | |
| Second in command to the Nanman’s armies. Killed by Ma Dai. | ||
| Mao Jie (Xiaoxian) | 毛玠 (孝先) | |
| Mao Chieh (Hsiao-hsien) | 毛玠 (孝先) | |
| Served as Military Aide to Cao Cao. Later Staff Supervisor, then Naval Commander. | ||
| Mao Jiong | 毛炅 | |
| Mao Chiung | 毛炅 | |
| Made General, plotted to raid Tao Huang but was discovered and executed. | ||
| Mao Lun (Shengshan) | 毛綸 (聲山) | |
| Mao Lun (Shêng-shan) | 毛纶 (声山) | |
| Father of Mao Zonggang. One of two authors behind the Mao edition of Sanguo yanyi. | ||
| Mao Zonggang (Xushi) | 毛宗崗 (序始) | |
| Mao Tsungkang (Hsü-shih) | 毛宗岗 (序始) | |
| Son of Mao Lun. One of two authors behind the Mao edition of Sanguo yanyi. | ||
| Mencius [Meng Ke] | 孟子[孟軻] | |
| [Mêng K‘o] | 孟子[孟轲] | |
| Chinese philosopher. Often considered to the most famous Confucian outside Confucius himself. | ||
Notes: Rarely referenced as Meng Ke (sometimes Meng Ko), his actual name. Best known as ‘Mencius’, a variation of the name Mengzi (孟子). Posthumously named Master Meng the Second Sage (亞聖孟子; Yàshèng Mèngzǐ). |
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| Meng Da (Zijing) | 孟達 (子敬) | |
| Mêng Ta (Tzŭ-ching) | 孟达 (子敬) | |
| Refused aid to Guan Yu. Defeated by Sima Yi. In novel, kills Xu Huang. | ||
Notes: Meng Da was originally styled Zijing (子敬), but later changed his style to Zidu (子度) because the uncle of his lord, Liu Bei, was named Liu Jing. |
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| Meng Guang (Xiaoyu) | 孟光 (孝裕) | |
| Mêng Kuang (Hsiao-yü) | 孟光 (孝裕) | |
| Raised concerns over Liu Xuan’s education, an arrogant but bright scholar. | ||
| Meng Jian (Gongwei) | 孟建 (公威) | |
| Mêng Chien (Kungwei) | 孟建 (公威) | |
| Friend of Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang. Joined Wei. Became Inspector of Liang Province. | ||
Notes: ‘Meng Gongwei’ in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (his style name is used). |
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| Meng You | 孟優 | |
| Mêng Yu | 孟优 | |
| Meng Huo’s brother. Captured by Zhuge Liang. | ||
| Meng Zong (Gongwu) | 孟宗 (恭武) | |
| Mêng Tsung (Kung-wu) | 孟宗 (恭武) | |
| Officer of Sun Chen. | ||
Notes: Originally named Meng Ren (孟仁). |
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| Mi Fang (Zifang) | 麋芳 (子方) | |
| Mi Fang (Tzŭ-fang) | 麋芳 (子方) | |
| Mi Zhu’s brother. Served all three kingdoms. Surrendered to Wu after threat of punishment from Guan Yu. | ||
| Mi Heng (Zhengping) | 彌衡 (正平) | |
| Mi Hêng (Chêng-p‘ing) | 弥衡 (正平) | |
| Reputable scholar. Infuriated Cao Cao’s officers with his audacious ways. | ||
Notes: Called Ni Heng in the ZZTJ. |
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| Mi Zhu (Zizhong) | 麋竺 (子仲) | |
| Mi Chu (Tzŭ-chung) | 麋竺 (子仲) | |
| Served Shu. Mi Fang’s brother. Died shortly after Mi Fang’s betrayal. | ||
| Miao Shang | 繆尚 | |
| Miao Shang | 缪尚 | |
| Was left behind by Zhang Yang’s killer to guard the area. | ||
| Min Chun (Bodian) | 閔純 (伯典) | |
| Min Ch‘un (Po-tien) | 闵纯 (伯典) | |
| Opposed surrendering to Yuan Shao and was executed. | ||
Notes: Guan Chun (關純) in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. These characters are from the original text, so Guan Chun is the proper novel translation. |
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| Min Gong | 閔貢 | |
| Min Kung | 闵贡 | |
| Han commander in the Henan district. Killed eunuch Duan Gui. Helped Emperor Shao. | ||
| Mu Shun | 穆順 | |
| Mu Shun | 穆顺 | |
| General of Governor Zhang Yang. Killed by Lü Bu in a duel. | ||
| Mu Shun | 穆順 | |
| Mu Shun | 穆顺 | |
| Plotted to save Emperor Xian with Empress Fu and Fu Wan. Executed by Cao Cao. | ||
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