"Mengzi" meaning in English

See Mengzi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

enPR: mǔngʹdzûʹ Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese for 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{lang|zh|孟子}} 孟子, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|孟子}} 孟子 (Mèngzǐ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mengzi
  1. The Chinese philosopher Mencius. Translations (Chinese philosopher (Mencius)): 孟子 (maang⁶ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 孟子 (Mèngzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 맹자 (Maengja) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Mengzi-en-name-GPuf9WVM Disambiguation of 'Chinese philosopher (Mencius)': 97 3
  2. A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.
    Sense id: en-Mengzi-en-name-Rq31HgUE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mencius, Meng-tzu (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

enPR: mǔngʹdzûʹ Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese for 蒙自 (Méngzì). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Mengzi City}}, {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|蒙自}} 蒙自 (Méngzì) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mengzi
  1. A county-level city in Honghe, in southeastern Yunnan, China. Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Cities in Yunnan, Places in China, Places in Yunnan Synonyms: Mengtsz, Mengtzu [dated] Translations (city in Yunnan, China): 蒙自 (mung⁴ zi⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 蒙自 (Méngzì) (Chinese Mandarin), 멍쯔 (Meongjjeu) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Mengzi-en-name-xmuTIpVL Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 3 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 2 5 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 7 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 6 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Meng-tzu (alt: Wade–Giles)
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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