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Con⋅fu⋅cius
[kuh
n-fyoo-shuhs] 
–noun
| (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c., Chinese philosopher and teacher. |
Chinese, K'ung Fu-tzŭ.
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| Con·fu·cius (kən-fyōō'shəs) Chinese philosopher whose Analects contain a collection of his sayings and dialogues compiled by disciples after his death. |
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Confucius
A Chinese philosopher of the sixth century b.c.; the founder of Confucianism. His teachings have come down to us as a collection of short sayings.
An engraving of the Chinese philosopher
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Confucius
1837, Latinization of Chinese K'ung Fu-tzu "philosopher (or Master) K'ung" (c.551 B.C.E.-c.479 B.C.E.). The name first appears in a L. publication of Chinese works (Paris, 1687). Connection with the martial arts kung-fu is obscure, uncertain. His philosophy based on the Golden Rule: "What you do not like when done to yourself do not do to others."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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