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好事
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hǎo shì |
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead |
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师公
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shī gōng |
Daoist priest (esp. in folk religion) / teacher's teacher (in academic or apprenticeship lineage) |
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庄子
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Zhuāng zǐ |
Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC), Daoist philosopher / the eponymous Daoist classic |
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夏黄公
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Xià Huáng gōng |
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黄石公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黄石公三略, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
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道德家
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dào dé jiā |
Daoist |
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三教九流
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sān jiào jiǔ liú |
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.) |
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神仙
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shén xiān |
Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person |
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九流
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jiǔ liú |
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家 |
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住持
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zhù chí |
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk |
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八仙
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Bā xiān |
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) |
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法名
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fǎ míng |
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法号 |
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庄周
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Zhuāng Zhōu |
same as Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
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陈抟
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Chén Tuán |
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage |
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五岳
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Wǔ yuè |
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan |
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入道
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rù dào |
to enter the Way / to become a Daoist |
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方丈
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fāng zhang |
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber |
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道教徒
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Dào jiào tú |
a Daoist / a follower of Daoism |
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道士
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dào shì |
Daoist priest |
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真人
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zhēn rén |
a real person / Daoist spiritual master |
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丹药
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dān yào |
Daoist elixir |