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Confucius (about 551–479 BC) was a Chinese teacher and .
Confucius孔子 (about 551–479 BC)（大約西元前551到479年） was a Chinese teacher and thinker是一位中國的老師兼思想家
He taught that a fair society needs justice and peace, and that people should keep clear moral rules: be loyal, keep your word, and treat others as you would like to be treated. His ideas shaped Chinese life for a very long time — how families work, how students learn, how officials should behave — and they still colour the way many Chinese people think.
He taught他教導 that a fair society needs justice and peace一個公平的社會需要正義與和平 and that people should keep clear moral rules而且人應該遵守清楚的道德規範 be loyal要忠誠 keep your word要守信用 and treat others as you would like to be treated並且用你希望被對待的方式對待別人 His ideas shaped Chinese life for a very long time他的思想長久以來塑造了中國人的生活 how families work家庭怎麼運作 how students learn學生怎麼學習 how officials should behave官員該怎麼做事 and they still colour the way many Chinese people think而且至今仍影響許多中國人思考的方式
His family name was Kong; students later called him Master Kong. English got Confucius from a Latin school form of that title, not from the name he used at home.
His family name was Kong他的姓是孔 students later called him Master Kong後來學生稱他為孔夫子 English got Confucius英文的Confucius這個字 from a Latin school form of that title來自那個稱號的拉丁文（教會學校用的）拼法 not from the name he used at home而不是他在家裡用的名字
In the US and UK, people sometimes joke “Confucius he say…” to introduce a piece of “wise” advice, as if he had said it. Though actually, that line is fake old-wise English with broken grammar; it is a joke, not a real quote, and not how he spoke.
In the US and UK在美國和英國 people sometimes joke "Confucius he say…"人們有時候會開玩笑說「Confucius he say…」（孔子說…） to introduce a piece of "wise" advice用來帶出一句「有智慧」的建議 as if he had said it好像那真的是孔子說的話 Though actually不過其實 that line is fake old-wise English with broken grammar那句話是文法不通、假裝古老有智慧的英文 it is a joke, not a real quote只是個玩笑，不是真的引言 and not how he spoke也不是他說話的方式
組成Learned borrowing from New Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ), literally “Master Kong,” plus Latin -ius. Kong was his family name; fu zi is an honorific, “master.”
同家族的字
- Confucianthe adjective, or a follower of his ideas
- Confucianismthe system of thought built from his teaching
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。
Confuciusname/kənˈfju.ʃəs/
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An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).
- Theſe Books mention only three Sects to have been in vogue in the World ; for of other Sects there is not the leaſt mention made. The firſt is the Sect of the Learned : The ſecond is called Sciequia : And the third Lancu. The firſt of theſe three is followed by all the Chineſes, and the adjacent People, which uſe the Chineſe Characters, as the Iſlanders of Japan, Corea, and Couchinchina : this Sect, which is that of the Learned, is taught to, and followed by none, but only thoſe and the Chineſes themſelves, and is the Antienteſt of all the Sects that were ever heard of in China : Out of this, about which a very great number of Books are writ, generally are choſen perſons fit for the Government of the Empire ; and therefore it is honoured and eſteemed above all others. The Doctrine of this Sect is not taught all at once, but they ſuck it in by degrees when they learn to Read or Write. The firſt Founder of this Sect was Confutius, the Prince of Chineſe Philoſophers, who is to this day honoured by all the Learned, with the Title of the The moſt Wiſe.
- The thirty eighth Year of the Cycle Confucius was preferr’d for his great Merit to be Prime Miniſter of the Kingdom of Lû, his native Country. Thro’ his wiſe Counſel the Face of Affairs was ſoon chang'd throughout the Land ; he reform’d the Abuſes that had crept into it, and reſtor’d Honeſty in dealing ; he taught young Men to reſpect the old, and honour their Parents, even after their Deceaſe ; he inſpir’d the fair Sex with Mildneſs and Chaſtity ; and caus’d Sincerity, Uprightneſs, and all other civil Virtues to prevail among the People.
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rareA male given name from Latin.
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。