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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
老子 Lǎozǐ	老子 \| 老子* \| *老子	Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經｜道德经 by Laozi

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道家 Dàojiā	道家 \| 道家* \| *道家	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 莊子｜庄子 (369-286 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


玄之又玄 xuánzhīyòuxuán	玄之又玄 \| 玄之又玄* \| *玄之又玄	mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子


疏而不漏 shū'érbùlòu	疏而不漏 \| 疏而不漏* \| *疏而不漏	loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape


老聃 Lǎo Dān	老聃 \| 老聃* \| *老聃	another name for Laozi 老子


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


进道若蜷 jìndàoruòquán	进道若蜷 \| 进道若蜷* \| *进道若蜷	entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德經｜道德经, Chap. 14) / progress in the Dao can seem illusory	進道若蜷

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