Confucian moral doctrine of names and teachings
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the Confucian moral concept based on hierarchical social roles and teachings
formalHistorically, this concept was used to uphold feudal social order. It's a technical term in Chinese philosophy and history, rarely used in modern everyday conversation.
Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
，
míng名
jiào教
sī思
xiǎng想
wéi维
hù护
zhe着
yán严
gé格
de的
děng等
jí级
zhì秩
xù序
。
In traditional society, the ideology of 'Mingjiao' upheld a strict hierarchical order.
Míng名
jiào教
qiáng强
diào调
jūn君
jūn君
、
chén臣
chén臣
、
fù父
fù父
、
zǐ子
zǐ子
。
'Mingjiao' emphasizes that a ruler must act as a ruler, a minister as a minister, a father as a father, and a son as a son.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
biàn辩
lùn论
cháng常
cháng常
wéi围
rào绕
lǐ礼
fǎ法
yǔ与
míng名
jiào教
de的
guān关
xì系
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
This debate often revolves around the relationship between ritual law and the moral doctrine of names ('Mingjiao').