[春秋, chūn qiūㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] spring and autumn; four seasons; the year; a person's age; Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), with many states contending for hegemony; Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State 722-481 BC, the earliest surviving Chinese history in the form of a, See Also: 五經, 五经#7093
[公羊春秋, Gōng yáng chūn qiūㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传, See Also: 春秋, 公羊傳, 公羊传
[十六国春秋 / 十六國春秋, Shí liù guó Chūn qiūㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls, See Also: 崔鴻, 崔鸿, 北魏
[吴越春秋 / 吳越春秋, Wú Yuè chūn qiūㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔, 10 extant scrolls, See Also: 趙曄, 赵晔
[吕氏春秋 / 呂氏春秋, Lǚ shì chūn qiūㄌㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] Mr Lü's Annals, a historical miscellany from the point of view of Qin kingdom politician Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦, See Also: 呂不韋, 吕不韦
[左氏春秋, Zuǒ shì chūn qiūㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传, See Also: 左丘明, 左傳, 左传
[春秋三传 / 春秋三傳, Chūn qiū sān zhuànㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Three commentaries on the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Yuliang's annals 谷梁傳|谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuozhuan 左傳|左传, See Also: 春秋, 公羊傳, 公羊传, 谷梁傳, 谷梁传, 左傳, 左传
[春秋五霸, chūn qiū wǔ bàㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄨˇ ㄅㄚˋ] the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚莊王|楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King, See Also: 齊桓公, 齐桓公, 晉文公, 晋文公, 楚莊王, 楚庄王, 宋襄公, 吳王闔閭, 吴王阖闾, 越王勾踐, 越王勾践
[春秋左氏传 / 春秋左氏傳, chūn qiū Zuǒ shì zhuànㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传, See Also: 左丘明, 左傳, 左传
[春秋战国时代 / 春秋戰國時代, Chūn qiū Zhàn guó shí dàiㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ] the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
[晏子春秋, Yàn zǐ chūn qiūㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, See Also: 晏子
[蟪蛄不知春秋, huì gū bù zhī chūn qiūㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture