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伍子胥
Wǔ Zǐ xū
What 伍子胥 means
- Wu Zixu (–484 BC), Chu-born strategist for Wu. After the King of Chu executed his family, he fled to Wu and masterminded Wu's invasion of Chu (506 BC), destroying its capital in a campaign that doubled as personal vengeance.
The characters in 伍子胥
- 伍wǔsquad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
- 胥xūall; assist; to store
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