春秋五霸 chūn qiū wǔ bà

Five powerful lords in Spring and Autumn era

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齐桓公qí huán gōng, Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公jìn wén gōng, King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王chǔ zhuāng wáng, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公sòng xiāng gōng and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公qín mù gōng or King Helu of Wu 吴王阖闾wú wáng hé lǘ[Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu:2] and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾践yuè wáng gōu jiàn

Characters

Character Meaning
春 chūn HSK 3
spring (season); youthful; joyful
秋 qiū HSK 3
autumn; fall; harvest time
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
霸 bà HSK 6
tyrant; to rule by force; (in modern advertising) master