Sima Hui

Template:Infobox Three Kingdoms biography Template:Chinese-name Sima Hui, courtesy name (zi) Decao (德操) and pseudonym (hao) Shuijing (水鏡; literally: "Water Mirror"), was a hermit who lived during the late Han Dynasty. He was from Yingchuan (present-day Yuzhou City, Henan), and lived in northern Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan). When he met the warlord Liu Bei, he recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to be Liu's advisors.

Haohao Xiansheng

Sima was known to never mention others' shortcomings or flaws. His reply to both good and bad news would always be "hao" (好; literally: "Good / Yes"). When someone asked him, "How are you?", he replied, "Good." When somebody told him that his son had died, he said, "Very good." His wife chided him for that, saying, "Everyone sees you as a person of good moral conduct, so they're willing to tell you their problems. Why do you say very good when someone tells you that his son had died?" Sima replied, "It's also good to hear what you've just said." This gave rise to the Chinese idiom haohao xiansheng (好好先生; literally: "Mr. Yes").

In fiction

In chapter 37 of Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sima is described to be a carefree, wandering man who is well-versed in many arts. He has a close relationship with Pang Tong, and refers to Pang as a younger brother.

Sima is also featured in Chan Mou's manhua The Ravages of Time as the teacher of the "Eight Enigmas", a group of elite strategists and advisors.

See also

• List of people of the Three Kingdoms