This term has two meanings. Firstly, as a stylistic term in writing, it represents a combination of elegant, concordant, and melodious sounds. Rhyme originally was one of the factors contributing to the correct pronunciation of Chinese characters. Rhyme is important for poetry, including ci poetry, and ballad verses. In such writings, attention is p…

The benevolent person has a loving heart. Renzhe (仁者) refers to benevolent and virtuous people or people with loving hearts, who have tremendous courage, wisdom, perfect moral character, charm, and charisma, and who love and care about others. Confucianism holds ren (仁) as the highest moral value. The basic meaning of ren is loving others, and to…

The ignorant should be enlightened through education so that they will follow the right path. (One opinion is that this must begin from early childhood.) Meng (蒙 ignorance) here refers to the naivety of the young and their lack of knowledge. Yang (养) means education. Zheng (正) suggests the right path, the proper way, and upright conduct. This te…

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