桃園結義

See also: 桃园结义

Chinese

	peach garden; Taoyuan	to make a solemn pact
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.

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.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táoyuán-jiéyì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jyun⁴ git³ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táoyuán-jiéyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táoyuánjiéyì
  - Wade–Giles: tʻao²-yüan²-chieh²-i⁴
  - Yale: táu-ywán-jyé-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryuanjyeyih
  - Palladius: таоюаньцзеи (taojuanʹczei)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ jyun⁴ git³ ji⁶
  - Yale: tòuh yùhn git yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jyn⁴ git⁸ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yun⁴ gid³ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kiːt̚³ jiː²²/

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