Text matches for “子”

(Cultural Revolution term) conference of activist representatives (abbr. for 積極分子代表大會|积极分子代表大会[jī jí fèn zǐ dài biǎo dà huì])

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])

leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zòng zi]

(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

to eliminate counterrevolutionaries (abbr. for 肅清反革命分子|肃清反革命分子[sù qīng fǎn gé mìng fèn zǐ])

term used to refer to a person who is not present (e.g. 小姨子[xiǎo yí zi]) (contrasted with 面稱|面称[miàn chēng])

fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi")

putty (same as 泥子) / frequent caller / hanger-on

Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?)

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子

model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子[Kǒng zǐ]

(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / (fig.) to have a limited perspective

a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tóu zi] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shǎi zi], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yīn dú]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)

various sages / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[rú] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ] and Mencius 孟子[Mèng zǐ], Daoism 道[dào] by Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ], Mohism 墨[mò] by Mozi 墨子[Mò zǐ], Legalism 法[fǎ] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Hán Fēi zǐ], and numerous others

various sages and ten schools of thought / refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[rú] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ] and Mencius 孟子[Mèng zǐ], Daoism 道[dào] by Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ], Mohism 墨[mò] by Mozi 墨子[Mò zǐ], Legalism 法[fǎ] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sūn zǐ] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Hán Fēi zǐ], and numerous others

dark reddish purple / Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhè yàng zi]

(Mohism) master / leader (variant of 鉅子|巨子[jù zǐ])

positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zhèng diàn zǐ]

(literary) hermit sage / heavy smoker / drug addict (pun involving the homophonous 癮君子|瘾君子[yǐn jūn zǐ])

Cryptogamae / cryptogamous plant (botany) / plants such as algae 藻類|藻类[zǎo lèi], moss 苔蘚|苔藓[tái xiǎn] and fern 蕨類|蕨类[jué lèi] that reproduce by spores 孢子[bāo zǐ] in place of flowers

e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[diàn zǐ shāng wù]) / (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone

esports (abbr. for 電子競技|电子竞技[diàn zǐ jìng jì])

email / abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件[diàn zǐ yóu jiàn]

electron microscope (abbr. for 電子顯微鏡|电子显微镜[diàn zǐ xiǎn wēi jìng])

deep-fried noodle cake, also known as 饊子|馓子[sǎn zi]

musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) / also called 香獐子

lit. to drum on a bowl / refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife / fig. grief for a lost wife

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife

grandson / son's son2 matching entries

School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kǒng fū zǐ]

courtesy name for Confucius 孔夫子[Kǒng fū zǐ]

Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wǔ Zǐ xū], official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu

Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Mèng zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)

“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]

"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liù tāo] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[Sān lüè], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]

the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wù xū Liù jūn zi] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898