| 春秋 | chūn qiū | spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles); Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC) |
| 公羊春秋 | Gōng yáng chūn qiū | Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊传 |
| 十六国春秋 | Shí liù guó Chūn qiū | history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls |
| 十国春秋 | shí guó chūn qiū | History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吴任臣, 77 scrolls |
| 吴越春秋 | Wú Yuè chūn qiū | History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 赵晔, 10 extant scrolls |
| 吕氏春秋 | Lǚ shì chūn qiū | lit “Mr Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought诸子百家 , compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代 Chancellor Lü Buwei.吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2] |
| 左氏春秋 | Zuǒ shì chūn qiū | Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左传 |
| 春秋三传 | Chūn qiū sān zhuàn | Three commentaries on the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuozhuan 左传 |
| 春秋五霸 | chūn qiū wǔ bà | the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 楚庄王 or King Helu of Wu 吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾践 |
| 春秋大梦 | chūn qiū dà mèng | grand dreams; unrealistic ideas (idiom) |
| 春秋左氏传 | chūn qiū Zuǒ shì zhuàn | Mr Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明; usually called Zuo Zhuan 左传 |
| 春秋战国 | chūn qiū zhàn guó | the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods |
| 春秋战国时代 | Chūn qiū Zhàn guó shí dài | the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) |
| 春秋时代 | chūn qiū shí dài | Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) |
| 春秋繁露 | chūn qiū fán lù | Rich dew of spring and autumn, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 |
| 春秋鼎盛 | chūn qiū dǐng shèng | the prime of one's life |
| 晏子春秋 | Yàn zǐ chūn qiū | Tales of Yanzi, book describing the life and wisdom of Yanzi 晏子 (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States |
| 蟪蛄不知春秋 | huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū | lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture |
