尉缭子

wèi liáo zi

Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

wèi

military officer

liáo

to wind round

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"