诸葛亮

Traditional: 諸葛亮

Zhū gě Liàng

Dictionary entry

Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period

What does 诸葛亮 mean?

诸葛亮 (Zhū gě Liàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period

2the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius

3(fig.) a mastermind

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诸Zhūsurname Zhu 葛Gěsurname Ge 亮liàngbright; light · to shine; to flash

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诸葛亮

Zhū gě Liàng

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