Wú Qǐ

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Source form: 吳起 / 吴起
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子[Wú zǐ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]
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Original source entry:

吳起 吴起 [Wu2 Qi3] /Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/

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Wú qǐ

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Source form: 吳起 / 吴起
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 吳起縣|吴起县[Wú qǐ Xiàn]
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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.

Source record: cd-edfce8dc7f54a434. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吳起 吴起 [Wu2 qi3] /see 吳起縣|吴起县[Wu2 qi3 Xian4]/

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吴起
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