liè
guó

common
noun

Meaning of 列国

列国 means various coexisting states (esp. during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods); feudal states. Pronounced liè guó.

  • various coexisting states (esp. during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods); feudal states

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
qiū
zhàn
guó
shí
 
liè
guó
zhēng
 
zhàn
luàn
xiū
 

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, various states competed for hegemony and warfare never ceased.

Kǒng
shuài
lǐng
zhōu
yóu
liè
guó
 
xuān
yáng
jiā
xiǎng
 

Confucius led his disciples to travel among the various states, promoting Confucian thought.

 
Liè
guó
Zhì
 
shì
miáo
xiě
chūn
qiū
zhàn
guó
shǐ
de
xiǎo
shuō
 

Records of the States is a novel depicting the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Zài
liè
guó
fēn
zhēng
de
shí
dài
 
wài
jiāo
lüè
yóu
wéi
zhòng
yào
 

In that era of contention among the various states, diplomatic strategy was particularly important.