春秋

chūn qiū

Definitions

1. Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
2. Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
3. spring and autumn
4. four seasons
5. year
6. a person's age

Words Containing 春秋

• 春秋左氏传 chūn qiū zuǒ shì zhuàn: Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[zuǒ qiū míng]
• 春秋繁露 chūn qiū fán lù: Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒[dǒng zhòng shū]
• 晏子春秋 yàn zǐ chūn qiū: Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States
• 吴越春秋 wú yuè chūn qiū: History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[zhào yè], 10 extant scrolls
• 十国春秋 shí guó chūn qiū: History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[wú rèn chén], 114 scrolls
• 十六国春秋 shí liù guó chūn qiū: history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
• 春秋战国 chūn qiū zhàn guó: the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
• 春秋大梦 chūn qiū dà mèng: grand dreams
• 春秋鼎盛 chūn qiū dǐng shèng: the prime of one's life
• 左氏春秋 zuǒ shì chūn qiū: Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明[zuǒ qiū míng]
• 蟪蛄不知春秋 huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū: lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
• 公羊春秋 gōng yáng chūn qiū: Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn]
• 春秋三传 chūn qiū sān zhuàn: Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn]
• 春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà: the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公[qí huán gōng], Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[jìn wén gōng], King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王[chǔ zhuāng wáng], and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公[sòng xiāng gōng] and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[qín mù gōng] or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾[wú wáng hé Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践[yuè wáng gōu jiàn]
• 春秋战国时代 chūn qiū zhàn guó shí dài: the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
• 吕氏春秋 lǚ shì chūn qiū: lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|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 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 bù wéi]
• 春秋时代 chūn qiū shí dài: Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

Child Words of 春秋

• 春 chūn: spring (season)
• 秋 qiū: autumn