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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tadun | 蹋顿 | |
| T‘atun | 蹋顿 | |
| A Wuhuan chief. Slain in battle with Zhang Liao’s troops. | ||
Notes: Mistranslated as ‘Mao Dun’ in the online Brewitt-Taylor translation. |
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| Taishi Ci (Ziyi) | 太史慈 (子義) | |
| T‘aishih Tz‘ŭ (Tzŭ-i) | 太史慈 (子义) | |
| Served Liu Yao, then Wu. Helped save Kong Rong from the Yellow Scarves. | ||
| Taishi Xiang (Yuanfu) | 太史享 (元復) | |
| T‘aishih Hsiang (Yüan-fu) | 太史享 (元复) | |
| Held various posts in Wu. In novel, looked after by Quan after Ci’s death. | ||
Notes: Also known as Heng in the novel. |
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| Tan Fu (Wenyou) | 檀敷 (文友) | |
| T‘an Fu (Wên-yu) | 檀敷 (文友) | |
| One of the Eight Paragons of Jiangxia. From Shanyang. | ||
| Tan Xiong | 譚雄 | |
| T‘an Hsiung | 谭雄 | |
| General of Sun Huan. Fights at Yiling, wounds Zhang Bao’s horse. | ||
| Tang Bin (Ruzong) | 唐彬 (儒宗) | |
| T‘ang Pin (Ju-tsung) | 唐彬 (儒宗) | |
| General of Jin who participated in the conquest of Wu. | ||
| Tang Zhou | 唐周 | |
| T‘ang Chou | 唐周 | |
| Follower of Zhang Jue. Betrayed his plans to the Han, and got Ma Yuanyi beheaded. | ||
| Tang Zi | 唐咨 | |
| T‘ang Tzŭ | 唐咨 | |
| Served Wu then surrendered to Wei. Collected ships for Zhong Hui. | ||
| Tanshihuai | 檀石槐 | |
| T‘anshihhuai | 檀石槐 | |
| Tanshihuai led the Xianbei in raiding Han China. Defeated Han forces in AD 177. | ||
| Tao Huang (Shiying) | 陶璜 (世英) | |
| T‘ao Huang (Shih-ying) | 陶璜 (世英) | |
| Served Wu until Sun Hao submitted. Joined Jin and died not much later. | ||
| Tao Jun | 陶濬 | |
| T‘ao Chün | 陶浚 | |
| A general of Wu. During Jin’s invasion, sent to meet the invading Jin forces. | ||
| Tao Qian (Gongzu) | 陶謙 (恭祖) | |
| T‘ao Ch‘ien (Kung-tsu) | 陶谦 (恭祖) | |
| Inspector of Xuzhou. Fought violently with Cao Cao. Died of illness. | ||
| Tao Sheng | 陶升 | |
| T‘ao Shêng | 陶升 | |
| Bandit leader, he rescued the family of many officials when he took Ye. Yuan Shao rewarded him for it. | ||
| Taoqiu Hong (Zilin) | 陶丘洪 (子林) | |
| T‘aoch‘iu Hung (Tzŭ-lin) | 陶丘洪 (子林) | |
| Praised Liu Dai and Liu Yao. Almost joined a plot to kidnap Emperor Ling. | ||
| Teng Dan | 滕耽 | |
| T‘êng Tan | 滕耽 | |
| A gentlemen of the same province as Liu Yao, had a fine reputation in Wu. | ||
| Teng Xiu (Xianxian) | 滕脩 (顯先) | |
| T‘êng Hsiu (Hsien-hsien) | 滕脩 (显先) | |
| Late era General of Wu who governed Guangzhou. | ||
| Teng Yin (Chengsi) | 滕胤 (承嗣) | |
| T‘êng Yin (Ch‘êng-ssŭ) | 滕胤 (承嗣) | |
| Minister of Wu. Argued to Sun Jun that Zhuge Ke should be put to death. | ||
| Teng Zhou | 滕胄 | |
| T‘êng Chou | 滕胄 | |
| Served Liu Yao and then the Sun family. Skilled at literary composition | ||
| Tian Chou (Zitai) | 田疇 (子泰) | |
| T‘ien Ch‘ou (Tzŭ-t‘-ai) | 田畴 (子泰) | |
| Acted as guide against Wuhuan for Wei, refused reward as he felt he had failed Liu Yu. | ||
| Tian Fen | 田芬 | |
| T‘ien Fên | 田芬 | |
| Accompanied Emperor Xian during his flight away from Li Jue, killed in battle. | ||
| Tian Feng (Yuanhao) | 田豐 (元皓) | |
| T‘ien Fêng (Yüan-hao) | 田丰 (元皓) | |
| Served Yuan Shao, who ignored his advice. Killed himself after being slandered by Feng Ji. | ||
| Tian Kai | 田楷 | |
| T‘ien K‘ai | 田楷 | |
| Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Qingzhou by Gongsun Zan. Fought against Cao Cao. | ||
| Tian Shao | 田韶 | |
| T‘ien Shao | 田韶 | |
| Viewed Gongsun Du contemptuously. Killed by Du along with some other local gentry. | ||
| Tian Xu | 田續 | |
| T‘ien Hsü | 田续 | |
| Slew Deng Ai and his son in revenge for Deng Ai nearly executing him. | ||
| Tian Yi | 田儀 | |
| T‘ien I | 田仪 | |
| Went to attend to Dong Zhuo’s corpse. Executed by Lü Bu. | ||
Notes: Also called Tian Jing. |
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| Tian Yin | 田銀 | |
| T‘ien Yin | 田银 | |
| Rose in revolt with Su Bao but was defeated by Jia Xin. | ||
| Tian Yu (Guorang) | 田豫 (國讓) | |
| T‘ien Yü (Kuo-jang) | 田豫 (国让) | |
| General of Wei under Cao Rui. Dispatched to Xiangyang to counter Wu’s invasion. | ||
Notes: Also referred to erroneously as Tian Du. |
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| Tian Zhang | 田章 | |
| T‘ien Chang | 田章 | |
| Officer of Zhong Hui in Wei’s later days. | ||
| Tong Zhi | 僮芝 | |
| T‘ung Chih | 僮芝 | |
| Local warlord, claimed area after Liu Yao’s death. Fell sick and Sun Fu seized his land. | ||
| Tu An | 土安 | |
| T‘u An | 土安 | |
| Defeats Shu army 15 times but it is all a ploy to make Nanman careless. | ||
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