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| 儒家 | Rú jiā | Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC) |
| 不孝有三，无后为大 | bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà | there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]) |
| 食色性也 | shí sè xìng yě | Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex. |
| 孔孟 | Kǒng Mèng | Confucius and Mencius |
| 出尔反尔 | chū ěr fǎn ěr | old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent |
| 仁心仁术 | rén xīn rén shù | benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed |
| 男女授受不亲 | nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn | men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) |
| 得道多助，失道寡助 | dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù | A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) |
| 守望相助 | shǒu wàng xiāng zhù | to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection |
| 亚圣 | yà shèng | Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies |
| 四书 | Sì shū | Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子 |
| 舍生取义 | shě shēng qǔ yì | to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) / to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles |
| 十三经 | Shí sān jīng | the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] |
| 取长补短 | qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn | lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts |
| 敌众我寡 | dí zhòng wǒ guǎ | multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers |
| 失道寡助 | shī dào guǎ zhù | an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support |
| 一曝十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span |
| 不以规矩，不能成方圆 | bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| 孟轲 | Mèng Kē | Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher |
| 孟子 | Mèng zǐ | Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism |
| 鱼与熊掌 | yú yǔ xióng zhǎng | lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it |
| 孔孟之道 | Kǒng Mèng zhī dào | the teaching of Confucius and Mencius |
| 诸子 | zhū zǐ | various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others |
| 性善 | xìng shàn | the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good |
| 为富不仁，为仁不富 | wéi fù bù rén , wéi rén bù fù | (idiom, from Mencius) the rich are not benevolent, and the benevolent are not rich |