春秋五霸
Traditional form:
春秋五霸
Pinyin (reading):
Chūnqiū Wǔbà
Definitions:
- the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公/齐桓公 ( Qí Huángōng), Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公/晋文公 ( Jìn Wéngōng), King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王/楚庄王 ( Chǔ Zhuāngwáng), and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 ( Sòng Xiānggōng) and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 ( Qín Mùgōng) or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭/吴王阖闾 ( Wúwáng Hé Lü) and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐/越王勾践 ( Yuèwáng Gōu Jiàn)
Characters:
- 春 - springtime; joyful, lustful, wanton
- 秋 - autumn, fall; year
- 五 - five; surname
- 霸 - tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
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