Top 10 similar words or synonyms for xun_zi

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Top 30 analogous words or synonyms for xun_zi

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Mencius His alleged years make him contemporary with Xun Zi, Zhuangzi, Gaozi, and Plato.
History of linguistics Xun Zi (3rd century BCE) revisits the principle of "zhengming", but instead of
Mencius Xun Zi was a Confucian who believed that human nature is centered on self-interest and greed, and the purpose of moral cultivation is to develop our nature into goodness. This put him at odds with Mencius. Later, the thinker Zhu Xi declared the views of Xun Zi to be unorthodox, instead supporting the position of Mencius.
Cotoneaster tenuipes Cotoneaster tenuipes (Slender cotoneaster; xi zhi xun zi in Chinese) is an "extremely graceful," meter-high, hirsute, deciduous cotoneaster shrub endemic to the temperate regions of China. It was named and described by botanists Alfred Rehder and E.H.Wilson in 1912.
Shen Buhai Shen Buhai was criticized by both Confucians and Legalists. Unlike the Confucians, he never mentioned virtue; unlike the Shang Yang wing of the Legalists, he never mentioned Fa (Law). The Confucian Xun Zi strongly criticized Shen Buhai's emphasis on secrecy and lack of trust in ministers. The legalist Han Fei criticized Shen for paying too much attention to methodology at the expense of laws.