In sum, the method
Critical Text
凡 |
用 |
兵 |
之 |
法 |
fan |
yong |
bing |
zhi |
fa |
sum |
use |
military |
's |
method |
Yinqueshan Text
凡 用 兵 之 法
Shiyijia zhu Text
凡 用 兵 之 法
Translation
In sum, the method of employing the military.
Annotations
The phrase "yongbing zhi fa" occurs throughout the text, and "fan yongbing zhi fa" is also the opening statement of chapters 3, 7 and 8. We might say that it is in some sense the fundamental question of the Sunzi.
"Fan" 凡 means "all" or "in all, in general." In this phrase it indicates the summation of the subsequent passages.
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