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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
孔子 Kǒngzǐ	孔子 \| 孔子* \| *孔子	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子

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曲阜 Qūfù	曲阜 \| 曲阜* \| *曲阜	Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧｜济宁, Shandong / hometown of Confucius 孔子


论语 Lúnyǔ	论语 \| 论语* \| *论语	The Analects of Confucius 孔子	論語


儒家 Rújiā	儒家 \| 儒家* \| *儒家	Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)


诸子 zhūzǐ	诸子 \| 诸子* \| *诸子	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 莊子｜庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孫子｜孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子｜韩非子, and numerous others	諸子


万世师表 wànshìshībiǎo	万世师表 \| 万世师表* \| *万世师表	model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子	萬世師表


孔夫子 Kǒngfūzǐ	孔夫子 \| 孔夫子* \| *孔夫子	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子


孙武子 Sūn Wǔzǐ	孙武子 \| 孙武子* \| *孙武子	Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子｜孙子	孫武子


曲阜市 Qūfù Shì	曲阜市 \| 曲阜市* \| *曲阜市	Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧｜济宁, Shandong / hometown of Confucius 孔子


诸子十家 zhūzǐshíjiā	诸子十家 \| 诸子十家* \| *诸子十家	various sages and ten schools of thought / 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 莊子｜庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孫子｜孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子｜韩非子, and numerous others	諸子十家

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