1 āilè-zhòngjié 哀乐中节
Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety...........1
2 ānmín 安民
Give Peace and Comfort to the People............................................2
3 bēimǐn 悲悯
Mercy and Compassion ................................................................4
4 bǐxiǎn-xìnɡyǐn 比显兴隐
Make Analogy Explicit and Association Implicit.................................5
5 bùchéng-wúwù 不诚无物
Without Sincerity, Nothing Is Possible..............................................7
6 bùzhēnɡ 不争
Not Engaging in Contention..........................................................9
7 chénɡxīn 成心
Biased Mind.............................................................................10
8 chōngshí zhī wèi měi 充实之谓美
Moral Fulfillment Is Beauty Itself................................................... 11
9 chónɡdé 崇德
Moral Elevation.........................................................................13
10 dàqīnɡmínɡ 大清明
Great Clarity and Brightness........................................................15
11 dàyǎn 大衍
The Fundamental Calculation .....................................................16
12 dàobùyùzá 道不欲杂
The Fundamental Principle Should Not Be a Mixture of Ideas.............17
13 dàoqì 道器
Dao and Objects.......................................................................18
14 dàoshū 道枢
Pivot of Dao..............................................................................19
15 décāo 德操
Moral Integrity..........................................................................20
16 déwéishànzhèng 德惟善政
The Virtue of Those Exercising Power Is Reflected in Good Governance.....21
17 diāozhuó qíngxìng, zǔzhī cílìng 雕琢情性,组织辞令
Ennoble One’s Sentiment to Produce Fine Writing ..........................22
18 fán cǎi ɡuǎ qínɡ, wèi zhī bì yàn 繁采寡情,味之必厌
Excessive Adornment and Lack of True Feeling Make One’s
Writing Dull..............................................................................24
19 fēiyuè 非乐
Oppose and Ban Music ..............................................................26
20 fènghuáng 凤凰
Phoenix...................................................................................27
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99 z#zhī 自知
Know One’s Self / Self-knowledge ..............................................153
100 z#zhì 自治
Self-discipline / Self-control ......................................................155
术语表 List of Concepts ....................................................... 157
中国历史年代简表A Brief Chronology of Chinese History ..... 163