| 鲁君 | lu3 jun1 | the lord of Lu (who declined to employ Confucius) |
| 子贡 | zi3 gong4 | Zi Gong or Duanmu Ci 端木賜端木èµ[Duan1 mu4 Ci4] (520 BC-), disciple of Confucius |
| 孔门 | kong3 men2 | Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples) |
| 万世师表 | wan4 shi4 shi1 biao3 | eternal paragon |
| 三人行，则必有我师 | san1 ren2 xing2 ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 | If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius) |
| 三人行，必有我师 | san1 ren2 xing2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 | you have sth to learn from everyone |
| 周游列国 | zhou1 you2 lie4 guo2 | peregrinations |
| 哀莫大于心死 | ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3 | nothing sadder than a withered heart |
| 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎?? | hao4 xue2 jin4 hu5 zhi1 li4 xing2 jin4 hu5 ren2 zhi1 chi3 jin4 hu5 yong3 | to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) |
| 孔夫子 | kong3 fu1 zi3 | also written å”å |
| 孔子家语 | kong3 zi5 jia1 yu3 | book of sayings of Confucius and his disciples, probably by third century forger Wang Su 王肅王肃 |
| 孙武子 | sun1 wu3 zi3 | also known as Sun Tzu å«åå™å[Sun1 zi3] |
| 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 | xue2 er2 bu4 si1 ze2 wang3 si1 er2 bu4 xue2 ze2 dai4 | To learn without thinking is blindness |