唯物论 (唯物論)
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Pinyin
Definition
唯物论 (唯物論)
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- the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一物降一物
- 1 lit. one object bests another object
- 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
- 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
仁民爱物
- 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
任人唯亲
- 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
- 2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
- 1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
价廉物美
- 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)