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孟子 is the name Mencius in Chinese.
Mencius had the name “Mèng Kē” (孟軻) at birth. This later changed to Mèng Zǐ (孟子). He lived between 372 and 289 BCE.
Mencius was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who has often been referred to as the “Second Sage” following Confucius himself.
For disambiguation, one of the classic books of Confucianism is also titled 孟子.
Romanization of Mencius from Chinese includes Meng Tsu, Mengzi, and his original name Mengke or Meng Ko. In Japanese, he is Mōshi or Moushi.
捨生取義 is a Chinese proverb that comes from the philosopher Mencius.
It can be translated in a few different ways:
To give up life for righteousness.
To choose honor over life
Better to sacrifice one's life than one's principles.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
孟子 see styles |
mèng zǐ meng4 zi3 meng tzu moushi / moshi もうし |
More info & calligraphy: Mencius(1) Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; (2) (See 四書) Mencius (one of the Four Books); (female given name) Motoko Mengzi |
捨生取義 舍生取义 see styles |
shě shēng qǔ yì she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4 she sheng ch`ü i she sheng chü i |
More info & calligraphy: Better to sacrifice your life than your principles |
孟 see styles |
mèng meng4 meng mou / mo もう |
first month of a season; eldest amongst brothers (surname, given name) Mou Eldest, first; Mencius; rude. |
亞聖 亚圣 see styles |
yà shèng ya4 sheng4 ya sheng asei / ase あせい |
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies (female given name) Asei |
儒家 see styles |
rú jiā ru2 jia1 ju chia juka じゅか |
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC) Confucianist |
四書 四书 see styles |
sì shū si4 shu1 ssu shu shisho ししょ |
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 the Four Books (Confucian texts) |
四端 see styles |
shitan したん |
the four beginnings (in Mencius's belief in humanity's innate goodness); the four sprouts |
孔孟 see styles |
kǒng mèng kong3 meng4 k`ung meng kung meng koumou / komo こうもう |
Confucius and Mencius Confucius and Mencius |
孟軻 孟轲 see styles |
mèng kē meng4 ke1 meng k`o meng ko |
Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher |
性善 see styles |
xìng shàn xing4 shan4 hsing shan seizen; shouzen / sezen; shozen せいぜん; しょうぜん |
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good (しょうぜん is a Buddhist term) intrinsic goodness; (personal name) Shouzen Good by nature (rather than by effort); naturally good; in contrast with 性惡 evil by nature. Cf. 性具. |
論孟 see styles |
ronmou / ronmo ろんもう |
the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |
諸子 诸子 see styles |
zhū zǐ zhu1 zi3 chu tzu moroko; moroko もろこ; モロコ |
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 (1) (kana only) gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); (2) (See 本諸子) willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); (3) (See 九絵) longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus); (surname, female given name) Moroko children |
趙岐 赵岐 see styles |
zhào qí zhao4 qi2 chao ch`i chao chi |
Zhao Qi (-201 BC), early Han commentator on Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] |
十三經 十三经 see styles |
shí sān jīng shi2 san1 jing1 shih san ching |
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] |
性善説 see styles |
seizensetsu / sezensetsu せいぜんせつ |
(orig. from Mencius) (ant: 性悪説) belief that human nature is fundamentally good |
一暴十寒 see styles |
yī pù shí hán yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 i p`u shih han i pu shih han ichibakujikkan いちばくじっかん |
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort; short attention span (expression) (1) (yoji) (from Mencius) bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; (expression) (2) (yoji) strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail |
一曝十寒 see styles |
yī pù shí hán yi1 pu4 shi2 han2 i p`u shih han i pu shih han |
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 |
仁心仁術 仁心仁术 see styles |
rén xīn rén shù ren2 xin1 ren2 shu4 jen hsin jen shu |
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed |
仁民愛物 仁民爱物 see styles |
rén mín ài wù ren2 min2 ai4 wu4 jen min ai wu |
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence |
俑を作る see styles |
youotsukuru / yootsukuru ようをつくる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (from Mencius) to set a bad example; to create a bad precedent |
出爾反爾 出尔反尔 see styles |
chū ěr fǎn ěr chu1 er3 fan3 er3 ch`u erh fan erh chu erh fan erh |
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 |
取長補短 取长补短 see styles |
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn qu3 chang2 bu3 duan3 ch`ü ch`ang pu tuan chü chang pu tuan |
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 |
失道寡助 see styles |
shī dào guǎ zhù shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4 shih tao kua chu |
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support |
孔孟之道 see styles |
kǒng mèng zhī dào kong3 meng4 zhi1 dao4 k`ung meng chih tao kung meng chih tao |
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius |
孟母三遷 see styles |
moubosansen / mobosansen もうぼさんせん |
(expression) (yoji) (See 孟母三遷の教え・もうぼさんせんのおしえ) the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves |
守望相助 see styles |
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù shou3 wang4 xiang1 zhu4 shou wang hsiang chu |
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors; mutual help and protection |
尊賢使能 尊贤使能 see styles |
zūn xián shǐ néng zun1 xian2 shi3 neng2 tsun hsien shih neng |
to respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius) |
引而不發 引而不发 see styles |
yǐn ér bù fā yin3 er2 bu4 fa1 yin erh pu fa |
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice; a trial run |
敵眾我寡 敌众我寡 see styles |
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ di2 zhong4 wo3 gua3 ti chung wo kua |
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers |
明察秋毫 see styles |
míng chá qiū háo ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2 ming ch`a ch`iu hao ming cha chiu hao |
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Mencius | 孟子 | mou shi / moushi / mo shi | mèng zi / meng4 zi5 / meng zi / mengzi | meng tzu / mengtzu |
Better to sacrifice your life than your principles | 捨生取義 舍生取义 | shě shēng qǔ yì she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4 she sheng qu yi sheshengquyi | she sheng ch`ü i sheshengchüi she sheng chü i |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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