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儒家 Rú jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
不孝有三,无后为大 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)
食色性也 shí sè xìng yě Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
孔孟 Kǒng Mèng Confucius and Mencius
出尔反尔 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
仁心仁术 rén xīn rén shù benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
男女授受不亲 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
得道多助,失道寡助 dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
守望相助 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
亚圣 yà shèng Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies
四书 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
舍生取义 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
十三经 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
取长补短 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
敌众我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
一曝十寒 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
不以规矩,不能成方圆 bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
孟轲 Mèng Kē Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
孟子 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


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