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Ethics / Ethical / Morality
道德 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that can also be defined as “moral principles,” morality, ethics, ethical, morals, or virtue.
The first character is the same that is associated with Daoism / Taoism. This word is also used to express morality, virtue, or simply morals.
There is a slight deviation in the Japanese Kanji form. If you want the modern Japanese version, please click on the special Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note that the traditional Chinese form is still readable and understood by Japanese people.
Hou De Zai Wu
hòu dé zài wù
厚德載物 is a Chinese proverb that means “With great virtue, one can take charge of the world.”
Known sometimes by the romanization Hou De Zai Wu, this famous phrase suggests that being ethical is the bridge to leadership. I wish our world leaders followed this.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
價值 价值 see styles |
jià zhí jia4 zhi2 chia chih |
value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4] |
天倫 天伦 see styles |
tiān lún tian1 lun2 t`ien lun tien lun tenrin てんりん |
family bonds; ethical family relations (given name) Tenrin |
失行 see styles |
shikkou / shikko しっこう |
(1) (ethical) mistake; (2) apraxia (inability to purposely perform some actions) |
心学 see styles |
shingaku しんがく |
(1) study of the mind (in neo-Confucianism); (2) (hist) Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy that blended Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings |
戒行 see styles |
jiè xíng jie4 xing2 chieh hsing kaigyou / kaigyo かいぎょう |
(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts; asceticism {Buddh} observing the precepts (of Buddhism) to observe the precepts |
楊朱 杨朱 see styles |
yáng zhū yang2 zhu1 yang chu youshu / yoshu ようしゅ |
Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism (person) Yang Zhu (Chinese philosopher; c. 395-335 BCE) |
倫理的 see styles |
rinriteki りんりてき |
(adjectival noun) ethical |
倫理観 see styles |
rinrikan りんりかん |
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics |
四念處 四念处 see styles |
sì niàn chù si4 nian4 chu4 ssu nien ch`u ssu nien chu shinenjo |
Four objects on which memory or the thought should dwell— the impurity of the body, that all sensations lead to suffering, that mind is impermanent, and that there is no such thing as an ego. There are other categories for thought or meditation.; (四念處觀); 四念住 smṛtyupasthāna. The fourfold stage of mindfulness, thought, or meditation that follows the 五停心觀 five-fold procedure for quieting the mind. This fourfold method, or objectivity of thought, is for stimulating the mind in ethical wisdom. It consists of contemplating (1) 身 the body as impure and utterly filthy; (2) 受 sensation, or consciousness, as always resulting in suffering; (3) 心 mind as impermanent, merely one sensation after another; (4) 法 things in general as being dependent and without a nature of their own. The four negate the ideas of permanence, joy, personality, and purity 常, 樂, 我, and 淨, i. e. the four 顚倒, but v. 四德. They are further subdivided into 別 and 總 particular and general, termed 別相念處 and 總相念處, and there are further subdivisions. |
異熟因 异熟因 see styles |
yì shóu yīn yi4 shou2 yin1 i shou yin ijuku in |
vipāka-hetu heterogeneous cause, i.e. a cause producing a different effect, known as 無記 neutral, or not ethical, e.g. goodness resulting in pleasure, evil in pain. |
道徳上 see styles |
doutokujou / dotokujo どうとくじょう |
(adverb) (1) morally; from a moral point of view; (can be adjective with の) (2) moral (issue, responsibility, etc.); ethical |
道徳的 see styles |
doutokuteki / dotokuteki どうとくてき |
(adjectival noun) ethical; moral |
エシカル see styles |
eshikaru エシカル |
(noun or adjectival noun) ethical |
人倫退廃 see styles |
jinrintaihai じんりんたいはい |
(yoji) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards |
人倫頽廃 see styles |
jinrintaihai じんりんたいはい |
(yoji) decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards |
倫理規定 see styles |
rinrikitei / rinrikite りんりきてい |
code of ethics; ethical code; ethical consideration; ethical provision; ethics regulation; honor (honour) code |
気候正義 see styles |
kikouseigi / kikosegi きこうせいぎ |
climate justice; climate change as an ethical and political issue |
石門心学 see styles |
sekimonshingaku せきもんしんがく |
(hist) (See 心学・2) Sekimon Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy that blended Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings |
良知良能 see styles |
liáng zhī liáng néng liang2 zhi1 liang2 neng2 liang chih liang neng ryouchiryounou / ryochiryono りょうちりょうのう |
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong; innate moral sense (yoji) one's innate intelligence and ability |
道德困境 see styles |
dào dé kùn jìng dao4 de2 kun4 jing4 tao te k`un ching tao te kun ching |
ethical dilemma |
道德認識 道德认识 see styles |
dào dé rèn shi dao4 de2 ren4 shi5 tao te jen shih |
moral cognition; ethical awareness |
亞當·斯密 亚当·斯密 see styles |
yà dāng · sī mì ya4 dang1 · si1 mi4 ya tang · ssu mi |
Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish ethical philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Wealth of Nations 國富論|国富论 |
倫理的宗教 see styles |
rinritekishuukyou / rinritekishukyo りんりてきしゅうきょう |
ethical religion |
倫理的投資 see styles |
rinritekitoushi / rinritekitoshi りんりてきとうし |
ethical investment |
民以食為天 民以食为天 see styles |
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1 min i shih wei t`ien min i shih wei tien |
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.; Food first, ethical niceties second |
医療用医薬品 see styles |
iryouyouiyakuhin / iryoyoiyakuhin いりょうよういやくひん |
ethical pharmaceuticals; prescription drugs |
医薬工業協会 see styles |
iyakukougyoukyoukai / iyakukogyokyokai いやくこうぎょうきょうかい |
(org) Ethical Manufacturers' Association; (o) Ethical Manufacturers' Association |
善玉ハッカー see styles |
zendamahakkaa / zendamahakka ぜんだまハッカー |
white hat hacker; ethical hacker |
Variations: |
jinrintaihai じんりんたいはい |
decline (decay, corruption) of ethical standards |
動物の倫理的扱いを求める人々の会 see styles |
doubutsunorinritekiatsukaiomotomeruhitobitonokai / dobutsunorinritekiatsukaiomotomeruhitobitonokai どうぶつのりんりてきあつかいをもとめるひとびとのかい |
(o) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; PETA |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ethics Ethical Morality | 道德 道德 / 道徳 | dou toku / doutoku / do toku | dào dé / dao4 de2 / dao de / daode | tao te / taote |
| Hou De Zai Wu | 厚德載物 厚德载物 | hòu dé zài wù hou4 de2 zai4 wu4 hou de zai wu houdezaiwu | hou te tsai wu houtetsaiwu |
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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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