吕布 (LǚBù): Lü Bu (d. 198), late Han warlor…

Meanings

1 Lü Bu (d. 198), late Han warlord regarded as the greatest fighter of his age
2 courtesy name Fengxian (奉先)

Characters

吕

Examples

人中吕布，马中赤兔。

Rén zhōng Lǚ Bù, mǎ zhōng Chìtù.

Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare.

吕布用方天画戟作战。

Lǚ Bù yòng fāngtiān huàjǐ zuòzhàn.

Lü Bu fought with a Sky-Piercer halberd.

Tips

culture

Lü Bu is the archetypal turncoat of Chinese lore — he killed two foster fathers (Ding Yuan, then Dong Zhuo) and is labelled 三姓家奴 ('three-surname slave') in 《三国演义》. Despite this, he is depicted as peerless in single combat, paired with the legendary steed Red Hare (赤兔).

memory

Think of Lü Bu whenever you see the chengyu describing a reckless yet unbeatable fighter — he is the face of the Dynasty Warriors franchise and a perennial S-tier hero in Chinese gaming.