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293 glossary of ChInese terMs Term Chinese English Translation Cáng Lóng Wò Hǔ 藏龍臥虎 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film title; literally, “Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger”) chéng 成 Completion; actualization dào 道 Road; path; way of nature (the Dao) dé 徳 Excellence; virtue; function è 惡 Evil; wicked Giang Hu (Jiānghú) 江湖 Warrior underworld Jiāo Lóng 嬌龍 “Delicate dragon” (Jen's full name) jūnzĭ 君子 Exemplary person (Confucianism) lĭ 禮 Ritual; customs; rites; etiquette qì 氣 Psycho-physical energy rén 仁 Benevolence; humanity; authoritative conduct róu 柔 Suppleness; yielding strength Sè, Jiè 色，戒 Lust, Caution (film title) shèngrén 聖人 Sage (Confucianism) shì 士 Scholar-apprentice tàijítú 太極圖 Diagram of ultimate power (Daoism) tiān 天 Heaven; inherent order of the natural world tiānmìng 天命 Propensity of circumstances; natural tendencies Tuī Shǒu 推手 Pushing Hands (film title) wú-wéi 無為 Non-interference; non-assertive action 294 Glossary of Chinese Terms wŭxiá 武俠 Chinese literary tradition xìao 孝 Filial piety Xiǎo Hǔ 小虎 “Little tiger” (Lo/Dark Cloud's full name) xiăorén 小人 Petty people xīn 心 Heart; mind xìn 信 Truthfulness; sincerity; integrity xìng 性 Nature xìngshàn 性善 Natural goodness (Mencius) Xǐyàn 喜宴 The Wedding Banquet (film title) yáng 陽 Positive; bright; dominant; creative; opposite of yīn yì 義 Appropriateness yīn 陰 Negative; dark; recessive; destructive; opposite of yáng Yǐn Shí Nán Nǔ 飲食男女 Eat Drink Man Woman (film title) zhèngmíng 正名 Rectification of names zhēnrén 真人 Sage; genuine person (Daoism) zhī 知 Realization zhìchéng 至誠 Creativity; utmost sincerity zìrán 自然 Natural; nature ...

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