吕氏春秋

呂氏春秋
Lǚshì Chūnqiū
lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 zhūzǐbǎijiā, compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 Qíndài Chancellor Lü Buwei 吕不韦 Lǚ Bùwéi

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Homographs

吕氏春秋 Lǚshìchūnqiū

Entry Composition

1 吕 Lǚ surname Lü
2 氏 shì
  1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 Wángshì "the Wang clan")
  2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 Lǐ Wángshì "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
  3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
3 春秋 Chūnqiū
  1. Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
  2. Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)