六韬三略 liù tāo sān lüè

DEFINITIONS

  1. "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]

CHARACTERS

六 liù number six
韬 tāo sheath, scabbard, bow case
三 sān three
略 lüè approximately, roughly; outline