義戰

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See also: 义战

Chinese

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justice; righteousness; meaning
to fight; fight; war
to fight; fight; war; battle
 
trad. (義戰)
simp. (义战)

Etymology

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From Mencius:

孟子:「《春秋義戰敵國。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孟子:「《春秋义战敌国。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
Mèngzǐ yuē: ““chūnqiū” wú yìzhàn. Bǐ shàn yú cǐ, zé yǒu zhī yǐ. Zhēng zhě shàng fá xià yě, díguó bù xiàng zhēng yě.” [Pinyin]
Mencius said: "In the Spring and Autumn there was no just war. There were instances of better wars than others. Correction is when the overlord/superior punishes the underlings/inferiors. Rivalling states do not correct each other."

Pronunciation

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Noun

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義戰

  1. just war