Encyclopedia: Cai Lin

Cai Lin; Ts‘ai Lin; 蔡林

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Cai Lin 蔡林

Lived: Unknown

Biographies:
None Available

Served: Wu, Wei

Officer of Zhuge Ke, he defected to Wei with his entire company at Xincheng.

Officer Details

Wade-Giles: Ts‘ai Lin
Simplified Chinese: 蔡林
Pronunciation: Cai4 Lin2
Cantonese (Yale): Choi Lam
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Coi Lam

Literary Appearances

Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 108

Sanguozhi: Wu 19

Zizhi tongjian: 76

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April 10, 2023