Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; (lit.) Mencius' mother, three moves
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
beginning of winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished
the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius
careless; incoherent; sloppy; negligent