吕氏春秋

lǚ shì chūn qiū

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1. lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家zhū zǐ bǎi jiā, compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代qín dài Chancellor Lü Buwei 吕不韦Lǚ bù wéi

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Child Words of 吕氏春秋

• 春 春 chūn: spring (season)
• 秋 秋 qiū: autumn
• 吕 吕 lǚ: pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
• 春秋 春秋 chūn qiū: Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
• 氏 氏 shì: clan name
• 氏 氏 zhī: see 月氏[yuè zhī] and 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]