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春秋五霸

Mandarin · pinyin Chūn qiū Wǔ bà

the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公 Qí Huán gōng, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公 Jìn Wén gōng, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王 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 吳王闔閭 Wú wáng Hé Lǘ and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐 Yuè wáng Gōu Jiàn

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春: chūn · spring; wanton
秋: qiū · autumn, fall; year
五: wǔ · five; surname
霸: bà · rule by might rather than right

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1–1–3–4 · Chun1 qiu1 Wu3 ba4

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