启 蒙 主 义

Qǐ méng zhǔ yìdictionary entry

Enlightenment (philosophy)

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啟蒙主義启蒙主义 [Qi3 meng2 zhu3 yi4] /Enlightenment (philosophy)/

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Other forms in these source records: 啟蒙主義

启
qǐ
to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform
Qǐ
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
蒙
méng
(literary) sincere / honest / genuine / drizzle / mist / blind / dim-sighted / to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat
mēng
to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess / (knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned
Méng
surname Meng
Měng
Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Měng gǔ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Méng]
主
zhǔ
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)
义
yì
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship
Yì
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì dà lì])

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