鲁肃 (LǔSù): Lu Su (172-217), statesman, dip…

Meanings

1 Lu Su (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu (东吴) during the Three Kingdoms period; courtesy name Zijing 子敬

Characters

鲁

lǔ

(surname; lit. coarse)

肃

sù

(given name; lit. solemn, respectful)

Examples

鲁肃是东吴四大都督之一。

Lǔ Sù shì Dōng Wú sì dà dūdū zhī yī.

Lu Su was one of the Four Great Commanders of Eastern Wu.

鲁肃力主联合刘备，共同对抗曹操。

Lǔ Sù lì zhǔ liánhé Liú Bèi, gòngtóng duìkàng Cáo Cāo.

Lu Su strongly advocated allying with Liu Bei to jointly resist Cao Cao.

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history

Architect of the Sun-Liu alliance that defeated Cao Cao at Red Cliffs (赤壁之战, 208 CE). In Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三国演义》) he's painted as the trusting, slightly bumbling foil to Zhuge Liang, but the historical Lu Su was a sharp strategist who succeeded Zhou Yu as Wu's chief commander.