Word details
공자
- Pronunciation
- 공ː자
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
Confucius
The thinker and scholar from China (BC 551~BC 479) who first created Confucianism; he was from the Noh Dynasty and stressed ethics and morals.
Proverbs
공자 앞에서 문자 쓴다
use big words in front of Confucius
To pretend to know better than someone who is in fact much more knowledgeable and intelligent than oneself.
공자 왈 맹자 왈 (하는 식)
(like) Confucius says, Mencius says
(figurative) To stick to the theory without putting it into action.
(like) Confucius says, Mencius says
An expression used to describe the manner in which one harangues confucian ethics and doctrine.
(like) Confucius says, Mencius says
An expression used to describe the manner in which one makes pedantic remarks when others are not interested in or unable to understand.
(like) Confucius says, Mencius says
An expression used to describe the manner in which one makes pedantic remarks when others are not interested in or unable to understand.