Warring States Papers
Text Abbreviations

The following list of abbreviations for major Warring States texts (and some of the standard histories) is printed in each issue of WSP. These abbreviations may be used by authors to simplify references and citations within articles, and in the concluding Works Cited lists (those using other than CA romanization in their articles may use the analogous abbreviation in their system without special explanation). They represent a minimum of presumed acquaintance; things that authors do not need to keep continually explaining to readers. See also the separate pages for Book and Journal abbreviations.

Titles

CC: Chun/Chyou
DDJ: Dau/Dv Jing
DDL: Da Dai Li
DJ: Dzwo Jwan
GLJ: Gulyang Jwan
GYJ: Gungyang Jwan
GZ: Gwandz
HFZ: Han Feidz
HHS: Hou Han Shu
HS: Han Shu (c90); pagination as in Junghwa 1962 edition
JGT: Jan-gwo Tsv
JS: Jin Shu
JZ: Jwangdz
LJ: Li Ji
LSCC: Lw-shr Chun/Chyou
LY: Lun Yw
MC: Mencius
MZ: Mwodz
SGJ: San-gwo Jr
SHJ: Shan/Hai Jing
SJ: Shr Ji (c090); pagination as in Junghwa 1959 edition
SJS: Shang-jywn Shu
SS: Swei Shu (636); pagination as in Junghwa 1973 edition
SZ: Sywndz

Some of the classics (Shr, Shu, Yi), and some Warring States texts with conflicting abbreviations (Sundz), are best not abbreviated.

A more complete list, which however will not be taken for granted in Journal discourse, will be found in the Apparatus section of our on-line reference manual Classical Chinese Texts.

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