孟子

Chinese

first month; eldest brother; surname
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(孟子)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

孟子

  1. Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism
  2. Mencius (one of the Four Books (四書四书 (Sìshū)) of Confucianism)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (孟子):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

From Chinese 孟子.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

孟子 (hiragana もうし, rōmaji Mōshi, historical hiragana まうし)

  1. Mencius (Chinese philosopher)
  2. Mencius (one of the Four Books)

See also


Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

孟子 (Maengja) (hangeul 맹자)

  1. Hanja form? of 맹자 (Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism).
  2. Hanja form? of 맹자 (Mencius (one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism)).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Proper noun

孟子

  1. Hán tự form of Mạnh Tử (Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism).
  2. Hán tự form of Mạnh Tử (Mencius (one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism)).
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