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 mèng zi
 mou shi
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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.

Better to sacrifice your life than your principles

 shě shēng qǔ yì
Better to sacrifice your life than your principles Scroll

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

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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

孟子

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mèng
    meng4 zi3
meng tzu
 moushi / moshi
    もうし

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Mencius
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
(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

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shě shēng qǔ yì
    she3 sheng1 qu3 yi4
she sheng ch`ü i
    she sheng chü i
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 shitan
    したん
the four beginnings (in Mencius's belief in humanity's innate goodness); the four sprouts

孔孟

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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

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mèng
    meng4 ke1
meng k`o
    meng ko
Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher

性善

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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

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 ronmou / ronmo
    ろんもう
the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

諸子


诸子

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Mencius孟子mou shi / moushi / mo shimèng zi / meng4 zi5 / meng zi / mengzimeng 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
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
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