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Wei Liaozi

Wei Liaozi
First page of the Wei Liaozi, from a 3rd-century-BC edition
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese尉缭子
Literal meaningMaster Wei Liao
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèi Liáo zǐ
IPA[wêɪ ljǎʊ tsì]
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/ʔʉiH leu t͡sɨX/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*quds rewʔ ʔslɯʔ/

The Wei Liaozi (Chinese: 尉繚子) is a text on military strategy, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China.[1] It was written during the Warring States period.[2]

  1. ^ Sawyer, Ralph D.; Mei Mei-chün Sawyer (1993). The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China. Westview Press. ISBN 0813312280.
  2. ^ Van de Ven, Hans J. (2000). Warfare in Chinese History. Brill. p. 7. ISBN 9004117741.

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