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儒 |
Rú jiā | Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) |
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不 |
bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà | there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子) |
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食 |
shí sè xìng yě | Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex. |
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孔 |
Kǒng Mèng | Confucius and Mencius |
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出 |
chū ěr fǎn ěr | old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent |
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仁 |
rén xīn rén shù | benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed |
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男 |
nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn | men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) |
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得 |
dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù | A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) |
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守 |
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù | to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection |
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亚 |
yà shèng | Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies |
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四 |
Sì shū | Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 论语, and Mencius 孟子 |
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舍 |
shě shēng qǔ yì | to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles |
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十 |
Shí sān jīng | the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 诗经, Book of History 尚书, Rites of Zhou 周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 仪礼, Classic of Rites 礼记, Book of Changes 易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 谷梁传, The Analects 论语, Erya 尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝经, Mencius 孟子 |
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取 |
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn | lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts |
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敌 |
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ | multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers |
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失 |
shī dào guǎ zhù | an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support |
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一 |
yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span |
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不 |
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
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孟 |
Mèng Kē | Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher |
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孟 |
Mèng zǐ | Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism |