Meaning

2 senses
  1. (historical, plural, plural only)The tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏 (Wèi)), Shu (蜀 (Shǔ)), and Wu (吳/吴 (Wú)), during AD 220–280, following the Han dynasty and preceding the Jin dynasty.

    эпоха Троецарствияepoxa Trojecarstvija

  2. (historical, plural, plural only)The tripartite division of Korea between the kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려(高句麗) (goguryeo)), Baekje (백제(百濟) (baekje)), and Silla (신라(新羅) (silla)), around 57 BC to AD 668, prior to its unification under Silla.

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
historical tripartite division of China:

Origin

Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).

Calque of Chinese 三國 /三国 (Sānguó).

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