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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)
Zhuāng Zhōu same as Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC), Daoist author
Zhuāng Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
zhuāng zi (coll.) village; hamlet / CL:
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
chén luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
jūn zhī jiāo friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
tàn 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
wàng quán lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to take help for granted
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
āi xīn 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
diào guǐ bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子)
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)
pén lit. to drum on a bowl / refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife / fig. grief for a lost wife
jūn zhī jiāo dàn shuǐ a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
pén zhī drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife
退 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
Zhuāng Lǎo Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
táng láng chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
zhū shí jiā various sages and ten schools of thought / 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


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