| 周瑜打黄盖 |
Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài |
fig. with the connivance of both sides / fig. by mutual consent / cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之战 |
| 周 |
Zhōu |
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) |
| 周 |
zhōu |
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially |
| 周 |
zhōu |
week / weekly / variant of 周 |
| 周瑜 |
Zhōu Yú |
Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff / in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 |
| 瑜 |
yú |
excellence / luster of gems |
| 打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打 |
dǎ |
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 "since then") |
| 黄 |
Huáng |
surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黄 |
huáng |
yellow / pornographic / to fall through |
| 盖 |
Gě |
surname Ge |
| 盖 |
gài |
lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build |