Confucius

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      Etymology

      From Latin Confucius, from the pinyin romanisation of Sinitic 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".

      Pronunciation

      • (US) IPA: /kənˈfju.ʃəs/

      Proper noun

      Confucius

      1. Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE.
      2. (very rare) A male given name.

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      Etymology

      From Latin Confucius, from Sinitic 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".

      Proper noun

      Confucius

      1. Confucius

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      Etymology

      From Sinitic 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ) "Master Kong".

      Proper noun

      Confucius (genitive Confucii); m, second declension

      1. Confucius
        • 1687: Philippe Couplet, Confucius, Sinarum Philosophus
          CUM FU CU, ſive Confucius quem Sinenſes uti Principem Philoſophiæ ſuæ ſequuntur, ...
        • 1698: Johann Jacob Hofmann, Lexicon Universale
          CONFUTIUS, dictus Socrates Sinenſis, tum quia huic σύγχρονος, tum quia morum imprimis Doctrinam excoluit.
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