桃園三結義

See also: 桃园三结义

Chinese

	peach garden; Taoyuan	three	to make a solemn pact
trad. (桃園三結義)	桃園	三	結義
simp. (桃园三结义)	桃园	三	结义
Literally: “Oath of the Three at the Peach Garden”.

Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei made an oath in the peach garden.

Three Heroes of Three Kingdoms, silk painting by Sekkan Sakurai (1715-1790). This painting is usually hung in the offices of businessmen to show that they were trustworthy, as these brothers were to each other.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táoyuán sān jiéyì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jyun⁴ saam¹ git³ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: táoyuán sān jiéyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryuan san jyeyih
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ jyun⁴ saam¹ git³ ji⁶
  - Yale: tòuh yùhn sāam git yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jyn⁴ saam¹ git⁸ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yun⁴ sam¹ gid³ yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ säːm⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ jiː²²/

Idiom

桃園三結義

to become sworn brothers
to join forces
- 備戰2008年北京奧運會，中日韓棒球隊 “桃園三結義” [MSC, trad.]
  备战2008年北京奥运会，中日韩棒球队 “桃园三结义” [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2005: anon., CHINA.com.cn
  Bèizhàn 2008 nián běijīng àoyùnhuì, zhōng rì hán bàngqiú duì “táoyuán sān jiéyì” [Pinyin]
  The baseball teams of China, Japan and Korea join forces in preparation for the 2008 Olymipics in Beijing

Synonyms

桃園結義／桃园结义 (táoyuán-jiéyì)

References

Oath of the Peach Garden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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