- research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
- finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
- more or less; roughly; approximately
- Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
- Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar
- 吐 tù: 吐 tu4: to vomit; to throw up吐 tǔ: 吐 tu3: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
- stamen; pistil
- lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom); fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities
- Confucius and Mencius
- Confucianism
- scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学[Li3 xue2]
- omnipotent
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- to coexist; coexistence
- hardworking; assiduous
- (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
- to remove; to dislodge
- to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics)
- sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
- to flaunt; to advertise; to parade; boost; excessive praise
- virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
- (production) target; quota; index; indicator; sign; signpost; (computing) pointer
- to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
- extreme
- to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
- to explore; to probe
- boundary; state; realm
- attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality
- profile; appearance
- loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
- hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
- hippie (loanword) (Tw)
- wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire
- 吾 wú: 吾 wu2: (old) I; my吾 Wú: 吾 Wu2: surname Wu
- body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
- bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- to make a living
- to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
- to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
- (literary) lost or nearly lost body of knowledge; (literary) consummate mastery (in a field); (wuxia) supreme technique