吕氏春秋 lǚ shì chūn qiū

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]

CHARACTERS

吕 lǚ surname; a musical note
氏 shì clan, family; mister
春 chūn spring; wanton
秋 qiū autumn, fall; year