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尉缭
尉繚
WèiLiáo
1. Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang [[秦始皇<QínShǐhuáng>]], possible author of the Wei Liaozi [[尉繚子|尉缭子<WèiLiáozi>]] text on military strategy
Noun

Character Breakdown

尉
wèi
officer, military rank
11 丶
缭
liáo
confused; to bind; to wind around
15 丶

Compound Words (1)

尉缭子
WèiLiáozi
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]], possibly written by Wei Liao [[尉繚|尉缭<WèiLiáo>]] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

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