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孔孟之道

Mandarin · pinyin Kǒng Mèng zhī dào

the teaching of Confucius and Mencius

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孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
孟: mèng · first in series; great, eminent
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way

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3–4–1–4 · Kong3 Meng4 zhi1 dao4

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noun

the doctrines of Confucius and Mencius; Confucianism

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