- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- to go against; to be contrary to; to violate
- miscellany of writing from the Western Han (aka Former Han)
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
- to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- crossroads; thoroughfare
- 路 Lù: 路 Lu4: surname Lu路 lù: 路 lu4: road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
- 南 nán: 南 nan2: south南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan
- Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mo4 jia1], which flourished during the Warring States period (475–220 BC)
- silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
- to sob
- 黑 Hēi: 黑 Hei1: short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]黑 hēi: 黑 hei1: black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
- 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)
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
- self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
- to be reborn; rebirth
- thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
- Lie Zi, Daoist author, said to be early Warring States period 戰國|战国[Zhan4 guo2]; Daoist text in eight chapters, said to be by Lie Zi, probably compiled during WeiJin times 魏晉|魏晋[Wei4 Jin4] (3rd century AD)
- Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
- another name for Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1], Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC); Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- lit. “Mr. Lü's Spring and Autumn (Annals)”, compendium of the philosophies of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1], compiled around 239 BC under the patronage of Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor Lü Buwei 呂不韋|吕不韦[Lu:3 Bu4 wei2]
- fork in the road
- the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
- Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
- school of thought
- creator; founder; initiator
- "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
- to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
- 尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- 志 zhì: 志 zhi4: aspiration; ambition; the will志 zhì: 志 zhi4: sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
- 明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- unnatural death; violent death
- 乐 Yuè: 乐 Yue4: surname Yue乐 yuè: 乐 yue4: music乐 lè: 乐 le4: happy; cheerful; to laugh乐 lào: 乐 lao4: used in place names乐 Lè: 乐 Le4: surname Le
- 节 jié: 节 jie2: joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)节 jiē: 节 jie1: see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- to bury (the dead); to inter
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- 白 Bái: 白 Bai2: surname Bai; Bai ethnic group白 bái: 白 bai2: white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera
- thin, tough silk fabric
- faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired