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吕氏春秋

Lǚ shì Chūn qiū

4-character word Traditional 呂氏春秋

What 吕氏春秋 means

1. lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought {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 {吕不韦|Lǚ Bù wéi}

The characters in 吕氏春秋

• 吕lǚpitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
• 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏; (bound form) maiden name; née…
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 秋qiūautumn; fall; harvest time