桃園結義
See also: 桃园结义
Chinese
peach garden | to make a solemn pact | ||
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trad. (桃園結義) | 桃園 | 結義 | |
simp. (桃园结义) | 桃园 | 结义 | |
Literally: “Oath of the Peach Garden”. |
Etymology
From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei made an oath in the peach garden.
Pronunciation
Idiom
桃園結義
- to become sworn brothers
Synonyms
- 桃園三結義/桃园三结义 (táoyuán sān jiéyì)
References
- Oath of the Peach Garden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia