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孙子

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sūn zi grandson; son's son sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[sūn wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

Definitions

  1. 1. grandson
  2. 2. son's son

Words Containing 孙子

外孙子
wài sūn zi

(coll.) daughter's son

孙子兵法
sūn zǐ bīng fǎ

“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[sūn zǐ]

孙子定理
sūn zi dìng lǐ

the Chinese remainder theorem

重孙子
chóng sūn zi

great-grandson

龟孙子
guī sūn zi

(coll.) son of a bitch

Child Words of 孙子

子
zǐ

son

孙
sūn

grandson

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