Mengzi

== English == === Alternative forms === Meng-tzu (Wade–Giles) === Pronunciation === enPR: mŭng′dzœ′ Hyphenation: Meng‧zi === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese for 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). ==== Proper noun ==== Mengzi The Chinese philosopher Mencius. A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name. ===== Usage notes ===== Preceded by the definite article (the) when distinguishing the book from the philosopher. ===== Synonyms ===== Mencius ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese for 蒙自 (Méngzì). ==== Alternative forms ==== Mengtsz, Mengtzu (dated) ==== Proper noun ==== Mengzi A county-level city of Honghe, in southeastern Yunnan, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mengzi. ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Mengzi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1951, column 1 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Mandarin 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeŋzi/, [ˈme̞ŋzi] Rhymes: -eŋzi === Proper noun === Mengzi Mencius (Chinese philosopher) ==== Declension ====