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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
老子 see styles |
lǎo zi lao3 zi5 lao tzu roushi / roshi ろうし |
More info & calligraphy: Lao Tzu / LaoziLaozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse; (person) Laozi (semi-legendary Chinese philosopher and deity); Lao Tzu; Lao Tse Laozi, or Laocius, the accepted founder of the Daoists. The theory that his soul went to India and was reborn as the Buddha is found in the 齊書 History of the Qi dynasty 顧歡傳. |
道德經 道德经 see styles |
dào dé jīng dao4 de2 jing1 tao te ching Dōtoku kyō |
More info & calligraphy: Daodejing / Tao Te ChingDaode jing |
老君 see styles |
lǎo jun lao3 jun1 lao chün |
Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism |
老聃 see styles |
lǎo dān lao3 dan1 lao tan |
another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
老荘 see styles |
rousou / roso ろうそう |
Laozi and Zhuangzi |
老莊 老庄 see styles |
lǎo zhuāng lao3 zhuang1 lao chuang Rō-Sō |
Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism Laozi and Zhuangzi |
莊老 庄老 see styles |
zhuāng lǎo zhuang1 lao3 chuang lao |
Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters |
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 |
道家 see styles |
dào jiā dao4 jia1 tao chia douka / doka どうか |
Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC) Taoist; (surname) Michiya A Daoist |
黃面 黄面 see styles |
huáng miàn huang2 mian4 huang mien |
The yellow-faced Laozi, i.e. Buddha, because his images are gold-colour. |
比摩寺 see styles |
bǐ mó sì bi3 mo2 si4 pi mo ssu Himaji |
A monastery five li west of Khotan where Laozi is said to have converted the Huns to Buddhism. |
地久天長 地久天长 see styles |
dì jiǔ tiān cháng di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2 ti chiu t`ien ch`ang ti chiu tien chang |
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久 |
天網恢恢 天网恢恢 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 t`ien wang hui hui tien wang hui hui tenmoukaikai / tenmokaikai てんもうかいかい |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law (expression) (yoji) heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through |
玄之又玄 see styles |
xuán zhī yòu xuán xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2 hsüan chih yu hsüan |
mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
疏而不漏 see styles |
shū ér bù lòu shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 shu erh pu lou |
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape |
諸子十家 诸子十家 see styles |
zhū zǐ shí jiā zhu1 zi3 shi2 jia1 chu tzu shih chia |
various sages and ten schools of thought; 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 |
老子道徳経 see styles |
roushidoutokukyou / roshidotokukyo ろうしどうとくきょう |
(work) Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi; (wk) Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi |
善者不辯,辯者不善 善者不辩,辩者不善 see styles |
shàn zhě bù biàn , biàn zhě bù shàn shan4 zhe3 bu4 bian4 , bian4 zhe3 bu4 shan4 shan che pu pien , pien che pu shan |
Good words are not persuasive, persuasive words are not good (idiom, from Laozi 老子 81). Do not be taken in by appearances. |
天網恢恢,疏而不失 天网恢恢,疏而不失 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1 t`ien wang hui hui , shu erh pu shih tien wang hui hui , shu erh pu shih |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law |
天網恢恢,疏而不漏 天网恢恢,疏而不漏 see styles |
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 t`ien wang hui hui , shu erh pu lou tien wang hui hui , shu erh pu lou |
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law |
知人者智,自知者明 see styles |
zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng zhi1 ren2 zhe3 zhi4 , zi4 zhi1 zhe3 ming2 chih jen che chih , tzu chih che ming |
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] |
天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず see styles |
tenmoukaikaisonishitemorasazu / tenmokaikaisonishitemorasazu てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず |
(expression) (proverb) (from Laozi) heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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