目錄

Contents

1 āilè-zhòngjié 哀樂中節(jié)

Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety

2 ānmín 安民

Give Peace and Comfort to the People

3 bēimǐn 悲憫

Mercy and Compassion 

4 bǐxiǎn-xìnɡyǐn 比顯興隱

Make Analogy Explicit and Association Implicit

5 bùchéng-wúwù 不誠無物

Without Sincerity, Nothing Is Possible.

6 bùzhēnɡ 不爭

Not Engaging in Contention

7 chénɡxīn 成心

Biased Mind

8 chōngshí zhī wèi měi 充實(shí)之謂美

Moral Fulfillment Is Beauty Itself

9 chónɡdé 崇德

Moral Elevation.

10 dàqīnɡm(xù)ínɡ 大清明

Great Clarity and Brightness

11 dàyǎn 大衍

The Fundamental Calculation 

12 dàobùyùzá 道不欲雜

The Fundamental Principle Should Not Be a Mixture of Ideas.

13 dàoqì 道器

Dao and Objects

14 dàoshū 道樞

Pivot of Dao

15 décāo 德操

Moral Integrity

16 déwéishànzhèng 德惟善政

The Virtue of Those Exercising Power Is Reflected in Good Governance.

17 diāozhuó qíngxìng, zǔzhī cílìng 雕琢情性，組織辭令

Ennoble One’s Sentiment to Produce Fine Writing 

18 fán cǎi ɡuǎ qínɡ, wèi zhī bì yàn 繁采寡情，味之必厭

Excessive Adornment and Lack of True Feeling Make One’s Writing Dull.

19 fēiyuè 非樂

Oppose and Ban Music

20 fènghuáng 鳳凰

Phoenix

21 ɡōnɡxínɡ 躬行

Practice in Person

22 guó wú yì, suī dà bì wáng 國無義，雖大必亡

A Powerful Country Without Righteousness Is Doomed to Fall.

23 hé’érbùliú 和而不流

Living in Harmony with Others Without Losing Moral Ground

24 hòushēng-kěwèi 后生可畏

Young People Should Be Highly Regarded.

25 jiǎxiànɡ-jiànyì 假象見意

Use Imagery to Express Meaning

26 jiànxínɡ 踐形

Cultivate One’s Innate Quality to Be Revealed in One’s Appearance

27 jiāngshānzhīzhù 江山之助

Inspiration from Mountains and Rivers

28 jiàng zài wài, jūn mìng yǒu suǒ bù shòu 將在外，君命有所不受

A General Out in the Battlefield Can Choose Not to Obey the King’s Order.

29 jiàoxué-wéixiān 教學(xué)為先

Education Must Be Placed First.

30 jiéyònɡ 節(jié)用

Economy

31 jīnxiàng-yùzhì 金相玉質(zhì)

The Look of Gold and the Texture of Jade

32 jīnɡdiǎn 經(jīng)典

Classics

33 jīnɡwù-bājí, xīnyóu-wànrèn 精騖八極，心游萬仞

Roaming Remote Realms and Soaring to Great Heights

34 jìnɡ 敬

Respect

35 jūluán-bǔnà 拘攣補(bǔ)衲

Florid Prose and Stilted Writing

36 lèi 類

Category

37 lèizú-biànwù 類族辨物

Discerning Things Through Classification

38 miàozào-zìrán 妙造自然

Perfect Naturalness

39 mínshēng 民生

Livelihood of the People

40 nèixǐnɡ 內(nèi)省

Introspection

41 p9ngy6u 朋友

Friends

42 qīqínɡ-liùyù 七情六欲

Seven Emotions and Six Desires

43 qìjié 氣節(jié)

Moral Integrity

44 qìwǎnɡ-lìɡǔ 氣往轢古

A Piece of Writing with Appeal Surpasses That of Ancient Writers.

45 qīnrén-shànlín 親仁善鄰

To Be Benevolent and Friendly Towards Neighboring Countries

46 qún 群

Group

47 rénwénzhīyuán 人文之元

The Origin of Human Culture

48 rónɡrǔ 榮辱

Honor and Disgrace

49 shàn shèng zhě bù zhēng 善勝者不爭

Win a War Without Fighting

50 shàn zhàn zhě qiú zhī yú shì 善戰(zhàn)者求之于勢

A Person Skilled at Warfare Seeks Victory Through Strategic Positioning.

51 shàn zhàn zhě zhì rén ér bù zhì yú rén 善戰(zhàn)者致人而不致于人

A Person Skilled at Warfare Controls His Opponents and Is Not

Controlled by Them

52 shènɡwánɡ 圣王

Sage King

53 shí bì cháng bǎo, ránhòu qiú měi 食必常飽，然后求美

Attention to Refined Taste Comes Only After the Stomach Is Sated.

54 shì chū yú chénsī, yì ɡuī hū hànzǎo 事出于沈思，義歸乎翰藻

Recording History in an In-depth Way and Presenting It in

Eloquent Writing

55 shìyǔ-shànɡhuà 飾羽尚畫

Inappropriate Embellishment of Writing

56 shūwén-zàishí 舒文載實(shí)

Use Fine Wording to Voice Feelings and Aspirations

57 shūyě 疏野

Unrestrained and Ingenuous Spirit

58 ténɡshēnɡ-fēishí 騰聲飛實(shí)

Fame and Accomplishment Survive Through Writing.

59 tiānxià-yìjiā 天下一家

All Under Heaven Are of One Family.

60 tiānzhí 天職

The Work of Heaven

61 tiānzhì 天志

The Will of Heaven

62 tǒnɡlèi 統(tǒng)類

Universal Principles

63 wánɡdào wú jìn ɡōnɡ 王道無近功

The Righteous Way Seeks No Immediate Gains.

64 wáng zhě zhī jì xī ér 《shī》 wáng 王者之跡熄而《詩》亡

The Book of Songs Died with the Decline of the Kingly Way.

65 wànɡshìzhīshì 忘適之適

Effortless Ease

66 wěi 偽

Human Modification; Artifice

67 wèiyǔ-chóumóu 未雨綢繆

Get Prepared for a Rainy Day

68 wén bù miè zhì, bó bù nì xīn 文不滅質(zhì)，博不溺心

Graceful Wording Should Not Conceal Content, and Intricate Rhetoric Should Not Drown Out the Author’s Feelings and Thoughts.

69 wúdài 無待

Depend on Nothing

70 wúyù 無欲

Having No Excessive Desire

71 xiàxué-shànɡdá 下學(xué)上達(dá)

Study Concrete Things and Reach to a Higher-level Understanding

72 xiánhuá-pèishí 銜華佩實(shí)

Harmony Between Substance and Style

73 xuánjiě 縣解

Freeing the Mind from Bias

74 xīn shēnɡ ér yán lì 心生而言立

Words Flow Forth from the Heart.

75 xíngshén 形神

Form and Spirit

76 xūhuái-ruòɡǔ 虛懷若谷

An Open Mind as Broad as a Mountain Valley

77 yán 言

Language

78 yán yǔ zhì fǎn, wén qǐ zú zhēnɡ 言與志反，文豈足征

Writing That Runs Counter to Its Author’s Aspirations Is Worthless.

79 yílún 彝倫

Yilun / Constant Relations.

80 yǐwén-wéixì 以文為戲

Playful Writing

81 yìjìnɡ-shénwànɡ 意靜神王

A Tranquil Mind Is a Source of Inspiration. 

82 yōnɡyīn-zátǐ 庸音雜體

Banal Content and Jumbled Forms

83 yǒushàn 友善

Friendly and Kind

84 yǒuxīnzhīqì 有心之器

Objects of Intelligence and Sentiment

85 yúlùn 輿論

Public Opinion

86 yuánshǒu 元首

Head of State

87 zǎocí-juéyù 藻辭譎喻

Richly Nuanced Wording and Intricate Figurative Meaning

88 zhèng xiàng yuè, yuè cóng hé 政象樂，樂從和

Both Governance and Music Playing Pursue Harmony

89 zhīnán-xínɡyì 知難行易

To Act Is Easy; To Know Is Hard.

90 zhītiān 知天

Understanding Heaven

91 zhīyán 知言

Discerning Statements

92 zhīyì-xínɡnán 知易行難

To Know Is Easy; To Act Is Hard.

93 zhízhì 直致

Direct Expression

94 zhǐshì-zàoxínɡ, qiónɡqínɡ-xiěwù 指事造形，窮情寫物

Establish Relations Among Things, Create Images, Fully Explore Feelings and Aptly Depict External Things.

95 zhìlǐ-zuòyuè 制禮作樂

Establish Rites and Compose Music

96 zhìbìng-jiùrén 治病救人

Treat the Illness and Save the Patient

97 zìshèng 自勝

Overcome Oneself

98 zìxìn 自信

Believe in One’s Self

99 z#zhī 自知

Know One’s Self / Self-knowledge

100 z#zhì 自治

Self-discipline / Self-control 

術(shù)語表 List of Concepts

中國歷史年代簡表A Brief Chronology of Chinese History