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哀莫大於心死 |
哀莫大于心死 |
[ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3] |
/nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices/the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart/nothing is more wretched than apathy/ |
4911
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沉魚落雁 |
沉鱼落雁 |
[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4] |
/lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts/ |
2045
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道家 |
道家 |
[Dao4 jia1] |
/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)/ |
2045
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1 |
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得魚忘筌 |
得鱼忘筌 |
[de2 yu2 wang4 quan2] |
/lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted/ |
2045
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1 |
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弔詭 |
吊诡 |
[diao4 gui3] |
/bizarre/paradoxical/a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
2045
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1 |
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鼓盆 |
鼓盆 |
[gu3 pen2] |
/lit. to drum on a bowl/refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife/fig. grief for a lost wife/ |
2045
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1 |
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鼓盆之戚 |
鼓盆之戚 |
[gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1] |
/drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)/fig. grief for a lost wife/ |
2045
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1 |
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蟪蛄不知春秋 |
蟪蛄不知春秋 |
[[hui4gu1 bu4zhi1 chun1qiu1]] |
/"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3]); (fig.) to have a limited perspective/ |
110
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2 |
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君子之交 |
君子之交 |
[jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1] |
/friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
5675
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君子之交淡如水 |
君子之交淡如水 |
[jun1 zi3 zhi1 jiao1 dan4 ru2 shui3] |
/a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
5675
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可以意會，不可言傳 |
可以意会，不可言传 |
[ke3 yi3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] |
/can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ |
2045
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1 |
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竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯 |
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 |
[qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1 , qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2] |
/steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
2045
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竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅 |
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 |
[qie4 guo2 zhe3 hou2 , qie4 gou1 zhe3 zhu1] |
/steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
2045
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1 |
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螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 |
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 |
[[tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4]] |
/(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3])/(fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger/ |
141
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2 |
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吐故納新 |
吐故纳新 |
[tu3 gu4 na4 xin1] |
/lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new/ |
2045
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1 |
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疑冰 |
疑冰 |
[yi2 bing1] |
/ignorant/doubt stemming from ignorance/(a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/ |
2045
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1 |
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只可意會，不可言傳 |
只可意会，不可言传 |
[zhi3 ke3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2] |
/can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle/ |
2045
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1 |
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諸子 |
诸子 |
[zhu1 zi3] |
/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/ |
5183
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1 |
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諸子十家 |
诸子十家 |
[zhu1 zi3 shi2 jia1] |
/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/ |
5183
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莊周 |
庄周 |
[Zhuang1 Zhou1] |
/same as Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC), Daoist author/ |
2045
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1 |
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莊周夢蝶 |
庄周梦蝶 |
[zhuang1 zhou1 meng4 die2] |
/Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)/ |
2045
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1 |
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莊子 |
庄子 |
[[Zhuang1zi3]] |
/Zhuangzi (c. 369–286 BC), Daoist philosopher/the eponymous Daoist classic/ |
95
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2 |
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莊子 |
庄子 |
[[zhuang1zi5]] |
/(coll.) village; hamlet/CL:座[zuo4]/ |
823
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2 |
