独尊儒术
dú zūn rú shù
Pinyin

Definition

独尊儒术
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dú zūn rú shù
  1. dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zūn yán
  1. 1 dignity
  2. 2 sanctity
  3. 3 honor
  4. 4 majesty
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
zì zūn
  1. 1 self-respect
  2. 2 self-esteem
  3. 3 ego
  4. 4 pride
Rú jiā
  1. 1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kǒng zǐ] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Mèng zǐ] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
rú yǎ
  1. 1 scholarly
  2. 2 refined
  3. 3 cultured
  4. 4 courteous
zūn
  1. 1 senior
  2. 2 of a senior generation
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to respect
  5. 5 honorific
  6. 6 classifier for cannons and statues
  7. 7 ancient wine vessel
zūn jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to revere
zūn guì
  1. 1 respected
  2. 2 respectable
  3. 3 honorable
dú zūn
  1. 1 to revere as sole orthodoxy
  2. 2 to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc)
  3. 3 to be dominant
zì zūn xīn
  1. 1 self-respect
  2. 2 self-esteem
  3. 3 ego
zhì zūn
  1. 1 the most honorable
  2. 2 the most respected
  3. 3 supreme
  4. 4 (archaic) the emperor
shì zūn
  1. 1 World Honored One
  2. 2 Revered One of the World (Buddha)
lìng zūn
  1. 1 Your esteemed father (honorific)
zhū rú
  1. 1 dwarf
  2. 2 pygmy
  3. 3 small person
  4. 4 midget
zhū rú zhèng
  1. 1 pituitary dwarfism
  1. 1 scholar
  2. 2 Confucian
Rú shì
  1. 1 a Confucian scholar
Rú xué
  1. 1 Confucianism
Rú jiào
  1. 1 Confucianism
rú shēng
  1. 1 Confucian scholar (old)

Idioms (8)

妄自尊大
wàng zì zūn dà
  1. 1 ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
敝屣尊荣
bì xǐ zūn róng
  1. 1 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
  1. 1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
罢黜百家,独尊儒术
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
  1. 1 Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
  2. 2 sole dominant ideology
养尊处优
yǎng zūn chǔ yōu
  1. 1 to live like a prince (idiom)

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