| 桃园三结义 |
Táo yuán Sān Jié yì |
Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 刘备, Zhang Fei 张飞 and Guan Yu 关羽 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 |
| 桃 |
táo |
peach |
| 桃园 |
Táo yuán |
Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan |
| 园 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan |
| 园 |
yuán |
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 结 |
jiē |
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] |
| 结 |
jié |
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) |
| 结义 |
jié yì |
to swear brotherhood |
| 义 |
Yì |
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利) |
| 义 |
yì |
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship |