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jiā Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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
Mèng Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
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
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
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
given name of Mencius
zhū various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 庄子, Mohism by Mozi 墨子, Legalism by Sunzi 孙子 and Han Feizi 韩非子, and numerous others
shèng Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies
Kǒng Mèng Confucius and Mencius
shě shēng to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助 a just cause attracts much support
zhòng guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
rén xīn rén shù benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
yǐn ér to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
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
Kǒng Mèng zhī dào the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
jiě mín dào xuán lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
wéi rén , wéi rén (idiom, from Mencius) the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich
xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good


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