Wei Liaozi

Wei Liaozi
First page of the Wei Liaozi, from a 3rd-century-BC edition
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese尉缭子
Literal meaningMaster Wei Liao
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèi Liáo zǐ
IPA[wêɪ ljǎʊ tsì]
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/ʔʉiH leu t͡sɨX/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*quds rewʔ ʔslɯʔ/

The Wei Liaozi (Chinese: 尉繚子) is a text on military strategy, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China. It was written during the Warring States period.