中庸 zhōngyōng

  1. zhōngyōng proper noun Doctrine of the Mean
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: Neo-Confucianism , Concept: Book 书
    Notes: A chapter of the Liji 礼记 and one of the Four Books of Neo-Confucianism 四书, as designated by Zhu Xi 朱熹 in the Song (CC-CEDICT '中庸'; Guoyu '中庸' 3; Idema and Haft 1997, p. 54, 88)
  2. zhōngyōng verb to treat people impartially
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '中庸'; Guoyu '中庸' 1; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2310)
  3. zhōngyōng adjective mediocre
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 一般 (CC-CEDICT '中庸'; Guoyu '中庸' 2)
  4. zhōngyōng adjective obese
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 臃肿 (Guoyu '中庸' 4)

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  • 中庸之道 doctrine of the mean; moderation in all things

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