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Examples:the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story—the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)—in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang—the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)—the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)—the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants—the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)—Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms—Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms—Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms—the Three Su father and sons—the Three Gorges reservoir—lit. the three legs of a tripod—the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)—Kong Rong (153-208), poet of the Three Kingdoms period—Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han—kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)—triple foci, the three visceral cavities (TCM)—(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force—Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents—lit. stand like the three legs of a tripod—the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha)—Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty—Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges—one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine—Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine—the Three Principles (in many contexts)—Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter—Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works—the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun—the three Punic wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage—lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation—three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)—Three gorges reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze—Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi—lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times—lit. fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)—reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms—animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due perceived abuse of power—three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries—leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly—Paekche or Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms—lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention detail—Prince Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), famous French diplomat who served in turn Louis XVI, the French revolution Napoléon I and three subsequent French kings—lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); change sth. that is already settled upon—any of three 10-day division of the month (during Tang dynasty)— |