既生瑜，何生亮
jì​shēng​yú​hé​shēng​liàng

since Zhou Yu was born, why was Zhuge Liang also born?

  1. 既 jì conjunction
    since
    Used in the first clause of a sentence to state a fact as a premise for a conclusion, often followed by 就 jiù or 那么 nà​me
  2. 生 shēng verb
    to be born
    to be born; to come into being
  3. 瑜 yú
    [surname]
    the surname Yu
  4. ， hé
    non-Chinese
  5. 何 hé adverb
    why
    (literary) why; how
  6. 生 shēng verb
    to be born
    to be born; to come into being
  7. 亮 liàng
    surname
    a Chinese surname