孟もう子し

noun

Mencius (philosopher, 372-289 BCE)

Refers to the Chinese Confucian philosopher Mengzi. Often used in historical or philosophical contexts.

• 孟もう子しは性せい善ぜん説せつを唱となえた。

  Mencius advocated the theory that human nature is fundamentally good.

noun

Mencius (book, one of the Four Books)

Refers to the classic Confucian text, one of the Four Books (四書). Often studied in East Asian philosophy.

See also: 四書

• 四し書しょには論ろん語ご、孟もう子し、大だい学がく、中ちゅう庸ようが含ふくまれる。

  The Four Books include the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean.