- 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
- 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
- Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
- 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
- worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
- unnatural death; violent death
- 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
- thin, tough silk fabric
- faultless; complete; perfect; to leave nothing to be desired
- since (a time); ever since
- to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage
- if; in case; in the event that
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- to pursue; to track down; to search
- to investigate; to probe
- lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits; pros and cons
- the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental
- difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
- Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days)
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- majestic; sublime
- literary talent; literary grace; rich and bright colors
- each one individually; each and every
- differing from one another; mutually different
- 当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- to cry bitterly
- to face; to confront
- to weep with grief
- cause; origin; root cause; reason; CL:個|个[ge4]
- called; named
- Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852–2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
- Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
- Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture
- the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- all things
- 无为 Wú wéi: 无为 Wu2 wei2: see 無為市|无为市[Wu2 wei2 Shi4]无为 wú wéi: 无为 wu2 wei2: the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire
- to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
- to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
- 泊 pō: 泊 po1: lake; Taiwan pr. [bo2]泊 bó: 泊 bo2: to moor (a boat); to park (a vehicle); (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful