Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
good; goodness; right; virtue
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
influence (on someone); inspiration
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to accord someone every courtesy
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
this for sure; certainly is
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
mohist; follower of mohism
Mozi (ca. 468-391 BCE), Chinese philosopher
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
School of Diplomacy; one of the Schools of Thought during the Warring States period in China
soldier; tactician; strategist