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孔孟之道

Kǒng Mèng zhī dàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the teaching of Confucius and Mencius
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4acc252d7e5d436f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

孔孟之道 孔孟之道 [Kong3 Meng4 zhi1 dao4] /the teaching of Confucius and Mencius/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 孔
    kǒng

    hole / CL:個|个[gè] / classifier for cave dwellings

    Kǒng

    surname Kong

  • 孟
    mèng

    first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

    Mèng

    surname Meng

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 道
    dào

    road / path (CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.