Art of War 1.1
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Laying Plans 計篇
孫子曰兵者國之大事
Sun Tzŭ said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Character glossary
- 孫sūngrandchild, descendent; surname
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 國guócountry, nation, state; national
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; acci
Passages with shared wording
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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