義戰

See also: 义战

Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning
 
to fight; fight; war
to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (義戰) 義 戰
simp. (义战) 义 战

Etymology

From Mencius:

孟子曰:「《春秋》無義戰。彼善於此,則有之矣。征者上伐下也,敵國不相征也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
孟子曰:「《春秋》无义战。彼善于此,则有之矣。征者上伐下也,敌国不相征也。」 [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


Noun

義戰

  1. just war
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