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张飞

張飛
Zhāng Fēi
proper noun #86,330

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhang Fei (died 221), general of Shu Han and sworn brother of Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms period, famous in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' as a ferocious fighter

Examples

HSK 5
他的脾气就像张飞一样，一点就着。
Tā de píqi jiù xiàng Zhāng Fēi yíyàng, yìdiǎn jiù zháo.
His temper is like Zhang Fei's - flares up at the smallest thing.
HSK 6
张飞是《三国演义》里的猛将。
Zhāng Fēi shì 《 Sānguó Yǎnyì 》 lǐ de měng jiàng.
Zhang Fei is a fierce general in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'.

Tips

culture
张飞 appears in countless idioms and sayings: 张飞吃豆芽 - - 小菜一碟 ('Zhang Fei eats bean sprouts - a trifle'), 张飞穿针 - - 粗中有细 ('Zhang Fei threading a needle - fine skill inside a rough exterior'). He is the archetype of the hot-tempered but loyal warrior in Chinese folk culture.
history
Together with 刘备 (Liu Bei) and 关羽 (Guan Yu), he swore the 桃园结义 (Oath of the Peach Garden) - the founding brotherhood of Shu Han. Tradition pictures him with a black beard and 丈八蛇矛 (an 18-foot serpent spear).

Stroke Order

张 zhāng
飞 fēi