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Attribute 義 詞彙 義[Yì Yi Chinese Ideal Righteousness

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header 詞彙
text-pinyin 義[yì]
englishtrans Yi; Chinese ideal of righteousness
notes From Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: D. C. Lau has pointed out that ren is an attribute of agents, while yi (literally, "what is fitting" -- “rightness,” "righteousness") is an attribute of actions.

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