周瑜打黄盖 in English Zhou1 Yu2 da3 Huang2 Gai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • metaphorically with the connivance of both sides
  • metaphorically by mutual consent
  • cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 Zhan4]

Simplified Characters

周 瑜 打 黄 盖

Traditional Characters

周 瑜 打 黃 蓋

Pinyin

Zhou1 Yu2 da3 Huang2 Gai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

周zhou1surname Zhou 瑜yu2excellence 打da3dozen (loanword) 黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 盖gai4surname Ge