道学

dàoxué

a rationalistic Confucian philosophical school that developed during the Song and Ming Dynasties, known to the West as Neo-Confucianism, rigidly and stubbornly adhering to outworn rules and ideas; pedantic

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Confucian study of ethics, study of Daoism, school for Daoism in Tang and Song times, Daoist magic, another name for 理學, 理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism

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道学

dào xué

（理学） a Confucian school of philosophy of the Song Dynasty; Neo-Confucianism

（古板; 迂腐） affectedly moral:

假道学 canting moralist; hypocrite

道学先生 Confucian moralist; a scholar rigidly adhering to principles

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道學|道学 [dào xué] ► Confucian study of ethics ► study of Daoism ► school for Daoism in Tang and Song times ► Daoist magic ► another name for ↑理學|↑理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism