Pinyin Dictionary results for "ren zhi"

人治
rule of man
人质
hostage
任职
to hold an office or post
纴织
to weave
认知
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize
人之初,性本善
man at birth is fundamentally good in nature; the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1]
人之将死,其言也善
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
人之常情
human nature (idiom); a behavior that is only natural
仁至义尽
extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty
任职期间
term of office; while holding a post
认知失调
cognitive dissonance
认知心理学
cognitive psychology
认知神经心理学
cognitive neuropsychology
乘人之危
to take advantage of sb's precarious position
仁人志士
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
以其人之道,还治其人之身
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以小人之心,度君子之腹
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
天无绝人之路
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.
妇人之仁
excessive tendency to clemency (idiom); soft-hearted (pejorative)
害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无
refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying to hurt you (proverb)
幼吾幼,以及人之幼
to care for other's children as one's own
急人之难
anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
应仁之乱
Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate
杞人之忧
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
水至清则无鱼,人至察则无徒
water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
知人知面不知心
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
纸人纸马
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
老吾老,以及人之老
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之幼
to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
万人之敌
a match for ten thousand enemies
趁人之危
to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
惊人之举
to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
齐人之福
lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom); fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners; the life of a pasha
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