| 春秋五霸 |
Chūn qiū Wǔ bà |
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾践 |
| 春 |
chūn |
old variant of 春 |
| 春 |
Chūn |
surname Chun |
| 春 |
chūn |
spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
| 春秋 |
Chūn qiū |
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) |
| 春秋 |
chūn qiū |
spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) |
| 秋 |
Qiū |
surname Qiu |
| 秋 |
qiū |
autumn / fall / harvest time |
| 秋 |
qiū |
old variant of 秋 |
| 秋 |
qiū |
used in 秋千 |
| 五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
| 五霸 |
Wǔ bà |
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋 |
| 霸 |
bà |
variant of 霸 |
| 霸 |
bà |
hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master |