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Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学
Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子, student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
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scholar / Confucian
the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher / the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi
study of the Confucian classics
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢, Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐 and Zhu Xi 朱熹)
the classics a Confucian scholar must read (such as The Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 and The Book of Rites 禮記|礼记)
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学 / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery (射箭), charioteering (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy 書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经
divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience
Confucian orthodoxy
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality , physical charm , propriety in speech and efficiency in needlework
to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇)
filial piety (Confucian virtue) / to be a good son or daughter
Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
books (in Confucian education)
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武|顾炎武
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality , physical charm , propriety in speech and efficiency in needlework
Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同
conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)
Confucian code of ethics
rule by virtue / rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)
Confucian study of ethics / study of Daoism / school for Daoism in Tang and Song times / Daoist magic / another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
Confucian temple
Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
Confucian
Confucian scholar (old)
School of Mind / Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明)
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家|农家
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists) / fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
a Confucian scholar
Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
(telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them
to sing to a string accompaniment / education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)
Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Song neo-Confucian scholar
Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition
dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity / piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom) / sole dominant ideology
MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原
Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅 depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
filial piety (a Confucian obligation) / respect and obedience to one's parents
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). / I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. / The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
the Confucian classics / (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures / CL: ,
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录


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