Nounbeginning of summer · fourth month of the lunar calendar

NounMencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi · Mencius (one of the Four Books)

Nounbeginning of spring · first month of the lunar calendar

Nouneldest daughter

Nounbeginning of autumn · seventh month of the lunar calendar

Nounbeginning of winter · tenth month of the lunar calendar

Nounmoso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

NounBombay (old name for Mumbai)

Nounmoso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

Nounroot of a moso bamboo

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished