ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌvðə fˈɪlm ɪz ɐn ɐlˈuːʒən tə ðə fˈeɪbəld stˈoːɹi ʌv ɡwˈɑːn jˈuːz pˈɛɹɪləs sˈoʊloʊ dʒˈɜːni tə ɹˌiːjuːnˈaɪt wɪð hɪz swˈoːɹn bɹˈʌðɚ ænd lˈɔːɹd lˈɪuː bˈeɪ, æz tˈoʊld ɪnðə ɹoʊmˈæns ʌvðə θɹˈiː kˈɪŋdəmz.
The title of the film is an allusion to the fabled story of Guan Yu's perilous solo journey to reunite with his sworn brother and lord Liu Bei, as told in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.