Three Kingdoms Style Names: Five Tigers
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Five Tiger Generals of Shu (五虎將): Shu’s Five Tiger Generals included Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun. In the novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei appointed these honorary titles in recognition of the achievements of these men. In history, Liu Bei never assigned his ‘Five Tiger Generals’, but in the Sanguozhi Chen Shou did group them together in a chapter of Shu’s finest officers. The Three Kingdoms’ most famous group.
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Name (family, given), style, Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Xing and Ming | Zi (Style) | Wade-Giles | Pronunciation | T.CH | S.CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guan Yu | Yunchang | Yün-ch‘ang | Yun2chang2 | 雲長 | 云长 |
| Huang Zhong | Hansheng | Han-shêng | Han4sheng1 | 漢升 | 汉升 |
| Ma Chao | Mengqi | Mêng-ch‘i | Meng4qi4 | 孟起 | 孟起 |
| Zhang Fei | Yide | I-tê | Yi4de2 | 益德 | 益德 |
| Zhao Yun | Zilong | Tzŭ-lung | Zi3long2 | 子龍 | 子龙 |
Style Names (Zi, 子): By Style Name [TOP]
Style, name (family, given), Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Zi (Style) | Xing and Ming | Wade-Giles | Pronunciation | T.CH | S.CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansheng | Huang Zhong | Han-shêng | Han4sheng1 | 漢升 | 汉升 |
| Mengqi | Ma Chao | Mêng-ch‘i | Meng4qi4 | 孟起 | 孟起 |
| Yide | Zhang Fei | I-tê | Yi4de2 | 益德 | 益德 |
| Yunchang | Guan Yu | Yün-ch‘ang | Yun2chang2 | 雲長 | 云长 |
| Zilong | Zhao Yun | Tzŭ-lung | Zi3long2 | 子龍 | 子龙 |
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