| 老子 | [Lǎo Zǐ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇ, 老 子] Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi #3,812 [Add to Longdo] |
| 道家 | [Dào jiā, ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ, 道 家] Daoist school or religion of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子 (c. 500 BC) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 (369-286 BC) #21,016 [Add to Longdo] |
| 老庄 | [Lǎo Zhuāng, ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄤ, 老 庄 / 老 莊] Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism #39,130 [Add to Longdo] |
| 诸子 | [zhū zǐ, ㄓㄨ ㄗˇ, 诸 子 / 諸 子] various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孫子|孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子, and numerous others #45,252 [Add to Longdo] |
| 疏而不漏 | [shū ér bù lòu, ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ, 疏 而 不 漏] loose, but allows no escape (成语 saw, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape #65,504 [Add to Longdo] |
| 玄之又玄 | [xuán zhī yòu xuán, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ, 玄 之 又 玄] mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子 #100,913 [Add to Longdo] |
| 庄老 | [Zhuāng Lǎo, ㄓㄨㄤ ㄌㄠˇ, 庄 老 / 莊 老] Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters #177,399 [Add to Longdo] |
| 诸子十家 | [zhū zǐ shí jiā, ㄓㄨ ㄗˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄚ, 诸 子 十 家 / 諸 子 十 家] various sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 represented by Confucius 孔子 and Mencius 孟子, Daoism 道 by Laozi 老子 and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子, Mohism 墨 by Mozi 墨子, Legalism 法 by Sunzi 孫子|孙子 and Han Feizi 韓非子 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进道若蜷 | [jìn dào ruò quán, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ, 进 道 若 蜷 / 進 道 若 蜷] entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory [Add to Longdo] |
| 进道若退 | [jìn dào ruò tuì, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ, 进 道 若 退 / 進 道 若 退] entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory [Add to Longdo] |
| 道德经 | [Dào dé jīng, ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ, 道 德 经 / 道 德 經] the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism [Add to Longdo] |