郰 | [zōu, ㄗㄡ, 郰] birthplace of Confucius in Shandong |
孔夫子 | [Kǒng fū zǐ, ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄨ ㄗˇ, 孔夫子] Confucius (551-479 BC); also written 孔子 |
孔子 | [Kǒng zi, ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄗ˙, 孔子] Confucius (551-479 BC) |
孔孟 | [Kǒng Mèng, ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄥˋ, 孔孟] Confucius and Mencius |
孙子 | [Sūn zǐ, ㄙㄨㄣ ㄗˇ, 孙子 / 孫子] Sun Wu 孫武|孙武, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC), author of the Art of War 孫子兵法|孙武兵法 |
孙武 | [Sūn Wǔ, ㄙㄨㄣ ˇ, 孙武 / 孫武] 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|孙武兵法; also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武 |
孙武子 | [Sūn Wǔ zǐ, ㄙㄨㄣ ˇ ㄗˇ, 孙武子 / 孫武子] 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|孙武兵法; also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙武 |
哀莫大于心死 | [āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ, ㄞ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ, 哀莫大于心死 / 哀莫大於心死] nothing sadder than a withered heart; (saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); other possible translations: 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 |
爱莫大于心死 | [ài mò dà yú xīn sǐ, ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˇ, 爱莫大于心死 / 愛莫大於心死] nothing more sad than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; (popular culture misquotation of 哀莫大於心死|哀莫大于心死, saying attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子) |
圣人 | [shèng rén, ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ, 圣人 / 聖人] saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子; the current reigning Emperor |
诸子 | [zhū zǐ, ㄓㄨ ㄗˇ, 诸子 / 諸子] 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 |
诸子十家 | [zhū zǐ shí jiā, ㄓㄨ ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄚ, 诸子十家 / 諸子十家] 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 |