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兵家

Mandarin · pinyin bīng jiā#

military strategist in ancient China
military commander
soldier

Mandarin · pinyin Bīng jiā#

the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家 zhū zǐ bǎi jiā of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

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兵: bīng · soldier, troops
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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1–1 · bing1 jia1

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School of the Military

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(literary) military strategist; military commander

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