吕氏春秋
Traditional form:
呂氏春秋
Pinyin (reading):
Lüshì Chūnqiū
Definitions:
- 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 (zhūzǐbǎijiā), compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋／吕不韦 ( Lü Bùwéi)
Characters:
- 吕 - a musical note; surname
- 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
- 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
- 秋 - autumn, fall; year
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