宋 襄 公

Sòng Xiāng gōngdictionary entry

Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

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宋襄公 宋襄公 [Song4 Xiang1 gong1] /Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/

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宋
Sòng
surname Song / the Song dynasty (960–1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nán cháo Sòng]
襄
xiāng
(literary) to assist
Xiāng
surname Xiang
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

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