孙子 | [Sūn zǐ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ, 孙 子 / 孫 子] Sun Wu 孫武|孙武, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法 #7,510 [Add to Longdo] | 纵横 | [zòng héng, ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ, 纵 横 / 縱 橫] lit. warp and woof in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; Political Strategists (pre-Han school of thought) #12,452 [Add to Longdo] | 兵家 | [bīng jiā, ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ, 兵 家] military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier #39,628 [Add to Longdo] | 纸上谈兵 | [zhǐ shàng tán bīng, ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ, 纸 上 谈 兵 / 紙 上 談 兵] lit. military tactics on paper (成语 saw); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice (cf. Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400, 000 to annihilation at Changping in 260 BC); an armchair strategist; idle theorizing #40,926 [Add to Longdo] | 孙武 | [Sūn Wǔ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ, 孙 武 / 孫 武] Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法; also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武 #41,784 [Add to Longdo] | 鲁肃 | [Lǔ Sù, ㄌㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ, 鲁 肃 / 魯 肅] Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴 #43,947 [Add to Longdo] | 三教九流 | [sān jiào jiǔ liú, ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ, 三 教 九 流] the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Ecletics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.) #66,291 [Add to Longdo] | 九流 | [jiǔ liú, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ, 九 流] Nine Schools of Thought (Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin-Yang 陰陽|阴阳, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Political Strategists 縱橫|纵横, Ecletics 雜家|杂家, Agriculturists 農傢|农家) #97,504 [Add to Longdo] | 鲁子敬 | [Lǔ Zǐ jìng, ㄌㄨˇ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ, 鲁 子 敬 / 魯 子 敬] Lu Zijing or Lu Su 魯肅|鲁肃 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴 #611,235 [Add to Longdo] | 司马穰苴 | [Sī mǎ Ráng jū, ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄖㄤˊ ㄐㄩ, 司 马 穰 苴 / 司 馬 穰 苴] Sīmǎ Rángjū, strategist of Qí 齊國|齐国, dates unknown (c. 800 BC), author of Sīmǎ's Art of war 司馬法|司马法 [Add to Longdo] | 吴下阿蒙 | [Wú xià ā Méng, ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ, 吴 下 阿 蒙 / 吳 下 阿 蒙] General Lü Meng 呂矇|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (成语 saw); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu) [Add to Longdo] | 孙武子 | [Sūn Wǔ zǐ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄨˇ ㄗˇ, 孙 武 子 / 孫 武 子] Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法; also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武 [Add to Longdo] | 战略家 | [zhànlu:è jiā, ㄓㄢˋlu:ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, 战 略 家 / 戰 略 家] a strategist [Add to Longdo] | 荀彧 | [Xún Yù, ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˋ, 荀 彧] Xun Yu (163-212), brilliant strategist, advisor of Cao Cao in Three Kingdoms [Add to Longdo] |
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