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| 螳螂捕蝉 | táng láng bǔ chán | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |
| 鼓盆之戚 | gǔ pén zhī qī | drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 老庄 | Lǎo Zhuāng | Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism |
| 道家 | Dào jiā | Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC) |
| 庄周 | Zhuāng Zhōu | same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
| 庄子 | Zhuāng zǐ | Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author |
| 庄子 | zhuāng zi | (coll.) village; hamlet / CL:座[zuo4] |
| 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 |
| 沉鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
| 君子之交 | jūn zǐ zhī jiāo | friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| 探骊得珠 | tàn lí dé 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 |
| 得鱼忘筌 | dé yú wàng quán | lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted |
| 吐故纳新 | tǔ gù nà xīn | lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new |
| 哀莫大于心死 | āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ | nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / 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 |
| 吊诡 | diào guǐ | bizarre / paradoxical / a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 | 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 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| 鼓盆 | gǔ pén | lit. to drum on a bowl / refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife / fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 进退有常 | jìn tuì yǒu cháng | to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible |
| 庄老 | Zhuāng Lǎo | Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters |
| 诸子十家 | zhū zǐ shí jiā | various sages and ten schools of thought / 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 |
| 进退中绳 | jìn tuì zhōng shéng | to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible |
| 只可意会，不可言传 | zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle |
| 可以意会，不可言传 | kě yǐ yì huì , bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle |
| 君子之交淡如水 | jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ | a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| 无用之树 | wú yòng zhī shù | useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游) |