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Confucian names the Chinese way of thinking that grew from the teacher Confucius (Kongzi).
Confucian names the Chinese way of thinkingConfucian指的是一種中國的思想 that grew from the teacher Confucius (Kongzi)源自老師孔子（孔子）.
It teaches that a good life is a web of duties: be a good child, a good friend, a good member of the group; keep order by starting with yourself and your family; treat people with care.
It teaches that a good life is a web of duties它主張好的人生是一張責任的網: be a good child, a good friend, a good member of the group當個好孩子、好朋友、群體裡的好成員; keep order by starting with yourself and your family從自己和家庭做起維持秩序; treat people with care用心對待別人.
School English often sums it up as 'be loyal, and treat others as you wish to be treated.' Though actually, Confucius's most famous line is a little more careful than that: do not do to others what you do not want done to you.
School English often sums it up as學校英文常把它總結成 'be loyal, and treat others as you wish to be treated.'「忠誠，並以你希望被對待的方式對待別人」 Though actually不過事實上, Confucius's most famous line孔子最有名的那句話 is a little more careful than that講得比這個更謹慎一點: do not do to others what you do not want done to you己所不欲，勿施於人.
The word can describe ideas (Confucian values) or a person who follows them (a Confucian). In Taiwan this is not a museum word — it sits in how many families talk about honouring parents, respecting teachers, and face.
The word can describe ideas這個字可以形容觀念 (Confucian values)（Confucian values儒家價值觀） or a person who follows them也可以形容遵循這些觀念的人 (a Confucian)（a Confucian，儒者）. In Taiwan在台灣 this is not a faraway museum word這不是個遙遠的博物館用字 — it sits in how many families talk about honouring parents, respecting teachers, and face——它就存在於很多家庭談孝順父母、尊師和面子的方式裡.
is the name of the whole system; Confucian is the everyday adjective, and the follower.
Confucianism is the name of the whole systemConfucianism是整套思想體系的名稱; Confucian is the everyday adjective, and the follower而Confucian則是日常用的形容詞，也可以指信奉者.
組成From Confucius + -ian（屬於那個人的）. Confucius is the Latin-style name for 孔子. Scholars also call it a piecewise doublet of Kongzian — same teacher, two ways of building the English word.
同家族的字
- Confuciusthe teacher the word is named after
- Confucianismthe name for the whole way of thought
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Confucianadj/kənˈfjuʃən/
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Of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius.
- In the stereotyped cycle of peace and turmoil of a feudalistic society in Chinese history, Confucian culture has always been considered the basic stabilizing force. Dynasties might alter, circumstances might change, but democracy has never taken root and grown in Chinese society as it has long done in Western countries. Even after the success of the 1911 revolution, restoration of emperorship alternated with warlord strife. For quite a long time, the Republic of China had remained just in name. The Chinese communists seized power on the mainland, but their rule has run counter to democracy, creating a new form of feudalistic dictatorship. Intellectuals on the mainland still doubt and quarrel whether democracy can be carried out in Chinese society. Obviously, Chinese on the mainland are watching the tide of democracy that has been sweeping the whole world in the ending years of the 20th century with a deep sense of frustration and resignation. But, the Republic of China despite a similar Confucian background has succeeded in peacefully carrying out democratic reforms in Taiwan, freeing itself from the traditional bondage of the traditional Chinese society and breaking the cycle of dynastic changes. Our success has proved that the Taiwan society based on Confucian culture is able to develop the traditional humanism and combine it with Western rule of law into a new system of democratic government. This achievement has transcendental consequence. For a long time, Western academics have doubted that democracy can develop in a society with Confucian culture. After seeing the obvious difference between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, they have to adjust their views and make a new construct for their theories of political democracy.
Confuciannoun/kənˈfjuʃən/
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One who follows the teachings of Confucius.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。