English Explanatory Dictionary

Mengzi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Chinese philosopher Mencius.
  2. A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.
name
  1. A county-level city of Honghe, in southeastern Yunnan, China.

Pronunciation

mŭng′dzœ′

Word forms

Mengzi Meng-tzu Mengtsz Mengtzu

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese for 孟子 (Mèngzǐ).

Synonyms

Mencius
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