目录 Contents
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
21 ɡōnɡxínɡ 躬行 Practice in Person......................................................................29
22 guó wú yì, suī dà bì wáng 国无义, 虽大必亡
A Powerful Country Without Righteousness Is Doomed to Fall...........30
23 hé'érbùliú 和而不流 Living in Harmony with Others Without Losing Moral Ground...........32
24 hòushēng-kěwèi 后生可畏 Young People Should Be Highly Regarded......................................33
25 jiǎxiànɡ-jiànyì 假象见意 Use Imagery to Express Meaning..................................................34
26 jiànxínɡ 践形 Cultivate One's Innate Quality to Be Revealed in One's Appearance....37
27 jiāngshānzhīzhù 江山之助 Inspiration from Mountains and Rivers..........................................38
28 jiàng zài wài, jūn mìng yǒu suǒ bù shòu 将在外, 君命有所不受
A General Out in the Battlefield Can Choose Not to Obey the King's Order..............................................................................40
29 jiàoxué-wéixiān 教学为先 Education Must Be Placed First.....................................................42
30 jiéyònɡ 节用 Economy.................................................................................43
31 jīnxiàng-yùzhì 金相玉质 The Look of Gold and the Texture of Jade......................................45
32 jīnɡdiǎn 经典 Classics....................................................................................47
33 jīnɡwù-bājí, xīnyóu-wànrèn 精骛八极, 心游万仞 Roaming Remote Realms and Soaring to Great Heights....................49
34 jìnɡ 敬 Respect................................................................................... 51
35 jūluán-bǔnà 拘挛补衲 Florid Prose and Stilted Writing....................................................52
36 lèi 类 Category .................................................................................54
37 lèizú-biànwù 类族辨物 Discerning Things Through Classification.......................................55
38 miàozào-zìrán 妙造自然 Perfect Naturalness....................................................................56
39 mínshēng 民生 Livelihood of the People.............................................................58
40 nèixǐnɡ 内省 Introspection............................................................................59
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