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庄子 Zhuāng zǐ Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC), Daoist philosopher / the eponymous Daoist classic
庄子 zhuāng zi (coll.) village; hamlet / CL:座
沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
庄周 Zhuāng Zhōu same as Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author
只可意会,不可言传 zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle
吐故纳新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
疑冰 yí bīng ignorant / doubt stemming from ignorance / (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 庄子)
可以意会,不可言传 kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle
君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子)
窃钩者诛,窃国者侯 qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子)
老庄 Lǎo Zhuāng Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
探骊得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
道家 Dào jiā Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子 (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
诸子 zhū zǐ various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孙子 and Han Feizi 韩非子, and numerous others
无用之树 wú yòng zhī shù useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遥游)
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子) / (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
得鱼忘筌 dé yú wàng quán lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to take help for granted
哀莫大于心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 庄子) / no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices / the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart / nothing is more wretched than apathy
吊诡 diào guǐ bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子)


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