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柏举之战

Bǎi jǔ zhī Zhàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wú] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chǔ]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

柏舉之戰 柏举之战 [Bai3 ju3 zhi1 Zhan4] /Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 柏舉之戰

  • 柏
    bǎi

    cedar / cypress / Taiwan pr. [bó]

    bó

    (used for transcribing names)

    bò

    used in 黃柏|黄柏[huáng bò] / Taiwan pr. [bó]

    Bǎi

    surname Bai / Taiwan pr. [Bó]

  • 举
    jǔ

    to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

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