孔孟之道

kǒng​mèng​zhī​dào

doctrines of Confucius and Mencius

The core teachings and philosophy of Confucianism as represented by [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]] and [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]], focusing on ethics, benevolence, and righteousness.

孔 (literal) → 孔 · kǒng · Confucius 孟 (literal) → 孟 · mèng · Mencius 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM