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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
诸葛亮 Zhūgě Liàng	诸葛亮 \| 诸葛亮* \| *诸葛亮	Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢｜蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind	諸葛亮

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隆中 Lóngzhōng	隆中 \| 隆中* \| *隆中	scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽｜襄阳 in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮 lived as a young man


孔明 Kǒngmíng	孔明 \| 孔明* \| *孔明	courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


三顾茅庐 sāngùmáolú	三顾茅庐 \| 三顾茅庐* \| *三顾茅庐	lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備｜刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮 to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb	三顧茅廬


周瑜 Zhōu Yú	周瑜 \| 周瑜* \| *周瑜	Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義｜三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


蜀相 Shǔxiàng	蜀相 \| 蜀相* \| *蜀相	the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮)


一时瑜亮 yīshí Yú Liàng	一时瑜亮 \| 一时瑜亮* \| *一时瑜亮	two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮)	一時瑜亮


武侯祠 wǔhóucí	武侯祠 \| 武侯祠* \| *武侯祠	temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮 (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)