Definition
诸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) is a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE), the chief strategist and chancellor of the Shu Han state. In modern Chinese, his name is a cultural shorthand for 'master strategist' or 'brilliant planner' — you'll hear it in idioms like 事后诸葛亮 ('Monday-morning quarterback', lit. 'a Zhuge Liang after the fact') and 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 ('two heads are better than one', lit. 'three cobblers together outsmart Zhuge Liang'). The name itself is a surname (复姓 Zhūgě) plus given name (Liàng).
n.
Zhuge Liang (181–234 CE)famed strategist of the Three Kingdoms period(figurative) a master planner or brilliant strategist
Examples
- 诸葛亮，。Tā jiù xiàng Zhū gě Liàng yíyàng, zǒng néng xiǎng chū hǎo bànfǎ.He's just like Zhuge Liang — he always comes up with good solutions.
- 诸葛亮，。Bié dāng shìhòu Zhū gě Liàng, xiànzài jiù lái bāngmáng ba.Don't be a Monday-morning quarterback — come help now.
- ，诸葛亮。Sān gè chòu píjiang, dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng.Two heads are better than one. (lit. Three cobblers together outsmart Zhuge Liang.)
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