MENCIUS

Meaning of MENCIUS in English

biographical name see: Meng-tzu

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

MENCIUS — I Chinese Mengzi or Meng-tzu orig. Meng K'o born с 372 died с 289 BC Chinese philosopher. The book Mencius …
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MENCIUS — /men"shee euhs/ , n. c380-289 B.C., Chinese philosopher. Also called Mengtzu, Mengtse, Mengtze, Mengzi .
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MENCIUS — — see Meng-tzu
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MENCIUS — born c. 372 BC, ancient state of Tsou, China died c. 289, China Mencius, detail, ink and colour on silk; …
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MENCIUS — Mencius BrE AmE ˈmen ʃi‿əs ˈmen t ʃ əs —Chinese Mèngzi [ ⁴mʌŋ tsɯ ]
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MENCIUS — n. or Mengzi or Meng-tzu Chinese Confucian text concerning government, written by Mencius . The book maintains that the welfare …
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MENCIUS — n. Chinese Mengzi or Meng-tzu orig. Meng K'o born 0441; 372 died 0441; 289 BC Chinese philosopher. The book Mencius …
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MENCIUS — n. Function: biographical name ― see MENG-TZU
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CHOU — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Zhōu Date: 1771 a Chinese dynasty traditionally dated 1122 to about 256 B.C. and marked by …
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ZHU XI — or Chu Hsi born Oct. 18, 1130, Yu-hsi, Fukien province, China died April 23, 1200, China Chinese philosopher and proponent …
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ZHOU DYNASTY — or Chou dynasty (1046–256 BC) Ancient Chinese dynasty that gave China its historically identifying political and cultural characteristics. The period …
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YI HWANG — born 1501 died 1570 Korean religious leader, the foremost Korean Confucian. He helped shape the character of Korean Confucianism through …
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XUNZI — or Hsün-tzu born с 300, Zhao kingdom, China died с 230 BCE, Lanling, Chu kingdom Chinese scholar and philosopher. He …
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WELL-FIELD SYSTEM — Communal land organization supposedly in effect early in the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC). It is mentioned in the writings of …
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WARRING STATES PERIOD — Chinese Zhangou (475–221 BC) In Chinese history, a period in which small feuding kingdoms or fiefdoms struggled for supremacy. The …
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SHANDONG — or Shan-tung conventional Shantung Coastal province (pop., 2000 est.: 90,790,000), northeastern China. It lies on the Yellow Sea and is …
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REN — or jen In Confucianism , the most basic of all virtues, variously translated as "humaneness" or "benevolence. " It originally …
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LI AO — died с 844, China Chinese scholar and high official of the Tang dynasty, who helped reinvigorate Confucianism at a time …
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ITŌ JINSAI — born Aug. 30, 1627, Kyōto, Japan died April 4, 1795, Kyōto Japanese The son of a lumberman, he devoted himself …
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HAN YU — or Han Yü born 768, Henan province, China died 824, Chang'an Chinese poet and prose writer, the first proponent of …
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FOUR BOOKS — Chinese Sishu Ancient Confucian texts used as the basis of study for civil service examinations (see Chinese examination system ) …
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DONGLIN ACADEMY — or Tung-lin Academy Chinese academy founded during the Song dynasty and revived in 1604 by scholars and officials to protest …
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WELL-FIELD SYSTEM — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ching-t'ien, or (Pinyin) Jingtian, the communal land organization supposedly in effect throughout China early in the Chou dynasty …
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YANG CHU — born 440 BC, China died 360?, BC, China Pinyin Yang Zhu one of the early Taoist philosophers. Yang has been …
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SSU SHU — ( (Chinese: Four Books), ) Pinyin Si Shu, four ancient Confucian texts that were used as official subject matter for …
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SHANTUNG
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HSUN-TZU — born c. 300 BC, Chao Kingdom, China died c. 230 BC, Lan-ling, Ch'u Kingdom, China Pinyin Xun-zi, also spelled Hsn-tze, …
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CONFUCIANISM
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CHINESE LANGUAGES — also called Sinitic, Chinese Han the principal language group of eastern Asia, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese exists …
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XUNZI — or Hsün-tzu born 0441; 300, Zhao kingdom, China died 0441; 230 BCE, Lanling, Chu kingdom Chinese scholar and philosopher. He …
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