Three Kingdoms en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).
Meanings
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(historical, plural, plural-only) The tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳／吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.
I deeply regretted having to miss seeing Hsing-ping, a very old town built by the ruler of the Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period of the third century.
1977, Yee Chiang, “Kuei-lin and Yang-shuo”, in China Revisited, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 155:
- (historical, plural, plural-only) The tripartite division of Korea between the kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려(高句麗) (goguryeo)), Baekje (백제(百濟) (baekje)), and Silla (신라(新羅) (silla)), around 57 BC to AD 668, prior to its unification under Silla.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Three Kingdoms | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
ja 三國 (historical tripartite division of China) · ms Tiga Kerajaan (historical tripartite division of China) · mnc ᡳᠯᠠᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (historical tripartite division of China) · mr तीन राज्ये (historical tripartite division of China) · ko 삼국 (historical tripartite division of China) · th สามก๊ก (historical tripartite division of China) · my သုံးပြည်ထောင်ခေတ် (historical tripartite division of China) · fr Trois Royaumes (historical tripartite division of China) · vi Tam Quốc (historical tripartite division of China) · ja 三国 (historical tripartite division of China) · cmn 三國 /三国 (historical tripartite division of China) · ru эпоха Троецарствия (historical tripartite division of China) · he שלוש הממלכות (historical tripartite division of China) · sjo ᡞᠯᠠᠨ ᡤᡠᠷᡠᠨ (historical tripartite division of China)