Confucius

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 See also 1.4.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 3 Latin 3.1 Alternative spellings 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Proper noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• K'ung-tzu
• Kongzi
• Kong Zi

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kənˈfju.ʃəs/

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Singular Confucius

Plural -

Confucius

1. Western name of Kong Qiu (孔丘), an influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE.

[edit] Derived terms

• Confucian
• Confucianism
• Confucianist

[edit] See also

• Laozi

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

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

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Confucius

1. Confucius

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Confutius

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] 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.