Nicknames, also known as nicknames, nicknames, are synonymous with flower names in some Chinese dialects. Chinese like to give people nicknames, sometimes to show respect and intimacy, and sometimes to express hatred and insult. The Three Kingdoms era was a chaotic era of heroes, what are the nicknames of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms? Today we take stock of the nicknames and provenances of Shu Han celebrities:
Liu Bei - a thief with big ears and a mat weaver
Liu Bei's main popular nicknames are two, the first of which is the well-known "big ear thief". Liu Bei was known as a big ear thief for two reasons, one was that his ears were particularly large, and he could see his own ears when he looked back (he was seven feet and five inches long, hanging down his hands and knees, and Gu saw his ears).
The second one has to do with Lü Bu. In 198, Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined forces to attack Lü Bu and besieged Xia Pi, and Lü Bu's subordinates tied Lü Bu to surrender to Cao Cao. In order to survive, Lü Bu hoped that Cao Cao could accept him, and Cao Cao was quite moved, but Liu Bei said from the side: "Ming Gong, do you see how Lü Bu served Ding Jianyang and Dong Taishi?" Before Lü Bu died, he said, "Big-eared Liu Bei can't believe it the most!" (Big ears, the most faithful!) Eventually, Lü Bu was hanged and then beheaded.
As for the mat weavers (Liu Bei's family in the middle of the Road, relying on the mat sellers to make a living), they are those who come from a famous clan of disciples, such as Yuan Shu, who looks down on Liu Bei's origins, to call Liu Bei. When Cao Cao was angry in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he also called Liu Bei a "weaving child".
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong - Wolong, Feng chick
Wolong and Fengchi believe that netizens are certainly not strangers, and in the language of the Internet, Wolong and Fengyan have been given other meanings. After the Battle of Guandu, Liu Bei, who was stationed in Xinye, went to visit Sima Hui and discussed world affairs with Sima Hui. Sima Hui said to Liu Bei: "How can ordinary readers and people with shallow knowledge recognize the general trend of the world?" Only those who can recognize the general trend of the world can be called Junjie. ”
Liu Bei asked who could be called Junjie, and Sima Hui replied, "Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong" ("There are Fulong and Fengchi here." "Be prepared to ask for whom, "Zhuge Kongming, Pang Shiyuanye"). In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Mr. Shui Jing's words were adapted as "Wolong Phoenix Chick, get a peace in the world". Unfortunately, Pang Tong died young, Zhuge Liang bowed down and died, and the Han Room was not revived.
Zhao Yun - General Hu Wei and General Changsheng
According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Zhao Yun, during the Battle of Hanzhong in 219, Cao Cao personally led a large army to compete for Hanzhong and transported a large amount of military grain to beishan, Huang Zhong thought that he could seize the opportunity to seize these military grains, so Zhao Yun granted Huang Zhong troops to take Beishan. However, Huang Zhong still did not return after the agreed time, so Zhao Yun rode out of the camp with dozens of horses to check on Huang Zhong's situation and prepare to respond.
Coincidentally encountering a large army sent by Cao Cao, Zhao Yun was attacked by the vanguard of Cao Cao's army, and just after fighting with the enemy, Cao Cao's army had come to the front, and the momentum was compelling. Zhao Yun attacked the Cao army array again and again, and fought and retreated. The Cao army dispersed and reunited, Zhao Yun broke out and retreated into the Han army's camp, at this time the general Zhang Zhu was wounded and surrounded by the Cao army, Zhao Yun once again rushed to attack the Cao army, rescued Zhang Zhu, and brought him back to the camp.
Cao Jun also pursued to the Han army's camp, when Zhang Yi was defending the camp, and when he saw Cao Cao's army killed, he had to close the door and refuse to defend. After Zhao Yun entered the camp, he ordered the camp gate to be opened, and then ordered the Han army to stop the flag. When Cao Jun saw this, he suspected that Zhao Yun had an ambush and retreated. At this time, Zhao Yun ordered the beating of war drums, the drums were tremendous, and the soldiers were ordered to shoot cao jun with crossbow arrows, and Cao Jun was horrified, trampled on himself, and fell into the Han water and drowned many people.
The next day, Liu Bei personally came to Zhao Yun's barracks to inspect the place where yesterday's battle was fought, and exclaimed, "Zilong is full of guts!" So a feast was set up to celebrate until dusk, and the army called Zhao Yun "General Huwei" (the military trumpet Yun was General Huwei). In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun has praise words such as "Changsheng General" and "White Horse Silver Gun".
Guan Yu - The Duke of Beauty
Liang Zhiyu defended the front, nai replied: "Meng Qi is both a scholar and a martial artist, a heroic and outstanding person, a master of the first life, a disciple of Tuo and Peng, when he competes with Yide and drives the first, he has not yet reached the absolute Yiqun of hair." "Feathers and beards, so bright hair." Yu Province Book Joy to show guests. - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Guan Zhang Ma Huang Zhao"
Guan Yu heard that Ma Chao had surrendered to Liu Bei, so he wrote to Zhuge Liang and asked who Ma Chao's martial arts skills could be compared to anyone. Zhuge Liang knew that Guan Yu was arrogant and arrogant, so he replied: "Ma Mengqi wen and wu are both complete, which can be described as a generation of Junjie, belonging to the categories of Tuobu and Peng Yue, who can be on a par with Zhang Yide, but not as good as your beautiful hair." Guan Yu had a beautiful long beard, so Zhuge Liang called him a beautiful bearded man.
Ancient people thought that their beards were dense and neat, so Guan Yu was very proud of his beard, and he was even happier to get Zhuge Liang's praise. After Guan Yu's death, after being respected by successive generations, Guan Yu became a variety of images such as "Guan Gong", "Wu Sheng", "Guan Di Shengjun" and so on, and has become a symbol of traditional Chinese culture.
Ma Liang - White Eyebrow Ma Liang
Ma Liang (马良), the elder brother of Ma Chen (马谡), was a native of Yicheng, Xiangyang (present-day southern Yicheng, Hubei). The five Ma Liang brothers are all talented and famous, and the township has compiled a proverb for them: "The Ma family is the five constants, and the white eyebrows are the best." "There is white hair in Ma Liang's eyebrows, so people call him so (the township proverb: "Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best." ”）。 Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang had a good relationship, but unfortunately they were killed in the Battle of Yiling.
Of course, in addition to the above historical records, there are many interesting nicknames in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhang Fei scolded Lü Bu as a "family slave with three surnames", and Lü Bu said that Zhang Fei was a "ring-eyed thief"; Jiang Wei was called "Young Lin", a metaphor for the talent of the Qilin who had not yet grown up (Zhuge Liang once praised Jiang Wei's talent); Ma Chao was called "Jin Ma Chao", and Cao Cao called him a "horse".
The nicknames of the above three countries are all collected and sorted out by the editor, which is certainly not comprehensive enough, and everyone is welcome to add in the comment area.
References: Notes on Pei Song in romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms