桃園三結義

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

• Literally: the pledge of the three (Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei) 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.

[edit] Idiom

桃園三結義 (traditional, Pinyin táo yuán sān jiéyì, simplified 桃园三结义)

1. to become sworn brothers
2. to join forces
   • 2005: anon., CHINA.com.cn

     備戰2008年北京奧運會 中日韓棒球隊“桃園三結義”

     The baseball teams of China, Japan and Korea join forces in preparation for the 2008 Olymipics in Beijing

[edit] Synonyms

• 桃園結義

[edit] References

• Oath of the Peach Garden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Oath of the Peach Garden

[edit] External links

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