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司馬法

简司马法 · 繁司馬法

Mandarin · pinyin Sī mǎ Fǎ

“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書 Wǔ jīng Qī shū, written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴 Sī mǎ Ráng jū

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
馬: Look up this written character
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–3 · Si1 ma3 Fa3

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