吴越春秋

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南

to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more

old variant of 春[chun1]

surname Chun

spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)

spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles)

autumn / fall / harvest time

old variant of 秋[qiu1]

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]