曹刿(guì)，一作曹翙，即曹沫（有争议）。生卒年不详，春秋时期鲁国（今山东菏泽）人，周文王第六子曹叔振铎之后，著名的军事理论家。鲁庄公十年，齐攻鲁，刿求见请取信于民后战，作战时随从指挥，大败齐师，一鼓作气之典出于此。
曹刿回答：“打仗最重要的是要有勇气。”
Tsau Guei answered, "The most important thing, when fighting a war, is morale."
后来鲁庄公问曹刿，为甚么敌军擂过三遍鼓以后，曹刿才命令鲁军擂鼓。
Afterwards, Lord Juang asked Tsau Guei why he had waited until the enemy had struck their drum three times before ordering the Lu army to strike their once.
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