吕氏春秋

1. • lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 zhūzǐbǎijiā, compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 qíndài Chancellor Lü Buwei 吕不韦 lǚbùwéi

Character by character

• 吕(lǚ)pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
• 氏(shì)family name
• 春(chūn)spring
• 秋(qiū)autumn